Population genetics from environmental DNA to revolutionise conservation

来自环境 DNA 的群体遗传学彻底改变了保护工作

• 批准号: DE230100132
• 负责人: Dr Elise Furlan
• 金额: $ 30.95万
• 依托单位: University of Canberra
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-03-06 至 2028-03-05
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE230100132
• 关键词: Population; genetics; environmental; DNA; revolutionise

This project aims to revolutionise conservation monitoring by developing environmental DNA tools to rapidly and efficiently extract detailed genetic data on entire populations from a simple environmental sample. This project expects to significantly enhance conservation management by providing critical information on genetic diversity and population health. Expected outcomes include new techniques to collect population genetic information with increased speed and affordability, enhancing the capacity for both industry and government to address conservation questions. This project is likely to provide significant benefits for aquatic conservation, where traditional monitoring proves problematic for many cryptic, elusive or rare species.

该项目旨在通过开发环境 DNA 工具，从简单的环境样本中快速有效地提取整个种群的详细遗传数据，从而彻底改变保护监测。该项目预计通过提供有关遗传多样性和人口健康的关键信息来显着加强保护管理。预期成果包括以更快的速度和更经济的方式收集群体遗传信息的新技术，从而增强行业和政府解决保护问题的能力。该项目可能会为水生生物保护带来重大效益，因为传统监测对于许多神秘、难以捉摸或稀有物种来说存在问题。