Data for: Harvest and decimation affect genetic drift and the effective population size in wild reindeer ...
Harvesting and culling are methods used to monitor and manage wildlife diseases. An important consequence of these practices is a change in the genetic dynamics of affected populations that may threaten their long-term viability. The effective population size (Ne) is a fundamental parameter for desc...
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Zenodo
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10817123 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10817123 |
| Summary: | Harvesting and culling are methods used to monitor and manage wildlife diseases. An important consequence of these practices is a change in the genetic dynamics of affected populations that may threaten their long-term viability. The effective population size (Ne) is a fundamental parameter for describing such changes as it determines the amount of genetic drift in a population. Here, we estimate Ne of a harvested wild reindeer population in Norway. Then we use simulations to investigate the genetic consequences of management efforts for handling a recent spread of chronic wasting disease, including increased adult male harvest and population decimation. The Ne/N ratio in this population was found to be 0.124 at the end of the study period, compared to 0.239 in the preceding 14-year period. The difference was caused by increased harvest rates with a high proportion of adult males (older than 2.5 years) being shot (15.2 % in 2005-2018 and 44.8 % in 2021). Increased harvest rates decreased Ne in the ... : Funding provided by: Norwegian Environment AgencyCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/023jta124Award Number: Funding provided by: The Research Council of NorwayCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/00epmv149Award Number: 223257 ... |
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