Genetic diversity and its value: conservation genetics meets economics

• Published in: Conservation genetics resources Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 141 - 151
• Main Authors: Bonneuil, Noël, Boucekkine, Raouf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2020; Springer Nature B.V; Springer
• Subjects: Alleles; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Conservation genetics; Ecology; Economics; Economics and Finance; Evolutionary Biology; financial economics; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; mathematical theory; Mathematics; Methods and Resources Article; Parasites; Plant Genetics and Genomics; profitability; viability; wildlife management; 92D10; Q01; Q56; 92D25; Sustainability; Genetic resistance; Genetic diversity; Genetic distance; 93C95; Q20; viability; 93C83; C-viability

Does drawing economic benefit from nature impinge on conservation? This has been a subject of controversy in the literature. The article presents a management method to overcome this possible dilemma, and reconcile conservation biology with economics. It is based on recent advances in the mathematic...