Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada
Landscape genetic analyses of wildlife populations can exclude variation in a broad suite of potential spatiotemporal correlates, including consideration of how such variation might have similarly influenced people over time. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations in what is now known as coastal Br...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4bde7a8fedd14187ba5d19f61b89d0f0 2023-05-15T16:17:05+02:00 Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada Lauren H. Henson Niko Balkenhol Robert Gustas Megan Adams Jennifer Walkus William G. Housty Astrid V. Stronen Jason Moody Christina Service Donald Reece Bridgett M. vonHoldt Iain McKechnie Ben F. Koop Chris T. Darimont 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12443-260307 https://doaj.org/article/4bde7a8fedd14187ba5d19f61b89d0f0 EN eng Resilience Alliance https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss3/art7/ https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087 1708-3087 doi:10.5751/ES-12443-260307 https://doaj.org/article/4bde7a8fedd14187ba5d19f61b89d0f0 Ecology and Society, Vol 26, Iss 3, p 7 (2021) biocultural diversity grizzly bear ( ursus arctos ) population genetic structure landscape genetics Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12443-260307 2022-12-31T07:08:18Z Landscape genetic analyses of wildlife populations can exclude variation in a broad suite of potential spatiotemporal correlates, including consideration of how such variation might have similarly influenced people over time. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations in what is now known as coastal British Columbia, Canada, provide an opportunity to examine the possible effects of a complex set of landscape and human influences on genetic structure. In this collaboration among the Nuxalk, HaíÉ«zaqv, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Gitga'at, and Wuikinuxv First Nations and conservation scientists, we characterized patterns of genetic differentiation in the grizzly bear, a species of high cultural value, by genotyping 22 microsatellite loci from noninvasively collected hair samples over a 23,500 km² area. We identified three well-differentiated groups. Resistance surfaces, which incorporated past and present human use, settlement, and landscape resistant features, could not explain this pattern of genetic variation. Notably, however, we detected spatial alignment between Indigenous language families and grizzly bear genetic groups. Grizzly bears sampled within an area represented by a given language family were significantly similar to those sampled within that language family (P = 0.001) and significantly divergent to those sampled outside the language family (P = 0.001). This spatial co-occurrence suggests that grizzly bear and human groups have been shaped by the landscape in similar ways, creating a convergence of grizzly bear genetic and human linguistic diversity. Additionally, grizzly bear management units designated by the provincial government currently divide an otherwise continuous group and exclude recently colonized island populations that are genetically continuous with adjacent mainland groups. This work provides not only insight into how ecological and geographic conditions can similarly shape the distribution of people and wildlife but also new genetic evidence to support renewed, locally led management of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Ursus arctos Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Ecology and Society 26 3 |
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Landscape genetic analyses of wildlife populations can exclude variation in a broad suite of potential spatiotemporal correlates, including consideration of how such variation might have similarly influenced people over time. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations in what is now known as coastal British Columbia, Canada, provide an opportunity to examine the possible effects of a complex set of landscape and human influences on genetic structure. In this collaboration among the Nuxalk, HaíÉ«zaqv, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Gitga'at, and Wuikinuxv First Nations and conservation scientists, we characterized patterns of genetic differentiation in the grizzly bear, a species of high cultural value, by genotyping 22 microsatellite loci from noninvasively collected hair samples over a 23,500 km² area. We identified three well-differentiated groups. Resistance surfaces, which incorporated past and present human use, settlement, and landscape resistant features, could not explain this pattern of genetic variation. Notably, however, we detected spatial alignment between Indigenous language families and grizzly bear genetic groups. Grizzly bears sampled within an area represented by a given language family were significantly similar to those sampled within that language family (P = 0.001) and significantly divergent to those sampled outside the language family (P = 0.001). This spatial co-occurrence suggests that grizzly bear and human groups have been shaped by the landscape in similar ways, creating a convergence of grizzly bear genetic and human linguistic diversity. Additionally, grizzly bear management units designated by the provincial government currently divide an otherwise continuous group and exclude recently colonized island populations that are genetically continuous with adjacent mainland groups. This work provides not only insight into how ecological and geographic conditions can similarly shape the distribution of people and wildlife but also new genetic evidence to support renewed, locally led management of ... |
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Lauren H. Henson Niko Balkenhol Robert Gustas Megan Adams Jennifer Walkus William G. Housty Astrid V. Stronen Jason Moody Christina Service Donald Reece Bridgett M. vonHoldt Iain McKechnie Ben F. Koop Chris T. Darimont |
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Lauren H. Henson Niko Balkenhol Robert Gustas Megan Adams Jennifer Walkus William G. Housty Astrid V. Stronen Jason Moody Christina Service Donald Reece Bridgett M. vonHoldt Iain McKechnie Ben F. Koop Chris T. Darimont |
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Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada |
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Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada |
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Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada |
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Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada |
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Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada |
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convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and indigenous language groups in coastal british columbia, canada |
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