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Description: Draft publication abstract: The protection of evolutionary processes and maintenance of genetic diversity is necessary for the persistence of biodiversity and the promotion of ecosystem resilience. The importance of accounting for genetic diversity and evolutionary processes has been reflected in a range of marine policy mechanisms and the genetic ‘toolbox’ holds much promise to support marine protection and marine spatial planning (MSP) at multiple scales. Despite significant scientific advances in the application of genetics in marine protection and management, the systematic integration of genetic information into marine protection and MSP has been generally lacking. One of the primary drivers of this genetics-policy implementation gap appears to be a knowledge and communication disconnect between geneticists and the marine policy and management community. The development of techniques to derive geospatial genetic data layers, which can be viewed and mapped alongside other kinds of data commonly used by conservation practitioners (e.g., habitat models, satellite telemetry, survey data) therefore holds a great deal of promise for increasing the accessibility of genetic data, enabling it to more fully support marine protection and MSP efforts. To meet these outstanding needs, we have developed a “geospatial genetics” approach to geospatially represent genetic data and information in a way that can be readily integrated by practitioners into marine protection and MSP decisions. While this approach can be applied to many taxa and habitats, an initial focus was placed on marine mammals and work was developed and refined through series of international meetings, published papers, and the development of interactive, expert-reviewed case studies hosted on the marine spatial planning tool, SeaSketch (humpback whales in the South Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean, spinner dolphins in the Hawaiian Archipelago, and common bottlenose dolphins across the Wider Caribbean). Outcomes of the work to date are currently serving in the policy arena by informing the identification of Important Marine Mammal Areas, an initiative led by the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force. Through its development, it has become clear that geospatial genetics has great potential to foster increased collaboration and new partnerships among an intersectional community of geneticists, spatial ecologists, and practitioners. This increased opportunity for dialogue and cooperation will serve to advance the field of geospatial genetics and, most importantly, ensure that evolutionary processes are increasingly factored into marine protection and MSP processes.
Copyright Text: Francine Kershaw, Will McClintock, Kimberly R. Andrews, Federico Riet-Sapriza, Susana Caballero,4 Michael J. Tetley,5 Giuseppe Notarbartolo-Di-Sciara, Erich Hoyt, Grace Goldberg, Emily Chou, Kelsey Kane-Ritsch and Howard C. Rosenbaum
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