Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population
The gray wolf Canis lupus range in central Europe is dynamically expanding, reconnecting previously isolated populations. Thus, a recent paper has proposed to merge the current Baltic and Central European (CE) wolf management units, which are no longer isolated by distance. However, recent genetic f...
Published in: | Wildlife Biology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/genetic-support-for-the-current-discrete-conservation-unit-of-the https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00809 |
id |
ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/582285 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/582285 2024-04-28T08:15:16+00:00 Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population Szewczyk, Maciej Nowak, Carsten Hulva, Pavel Mergeay, Joachim Stronen, Astrid V. Bolfíková, Barbora Černá Czarnomska, Sylwia D. Diserens, Tom A. Fenchuk, Viktar Figura, Michał Groot, Arjen De Haidt, Andżelika Hansen, Michael M. Jansman, Hugh Kluth, Gesa Kwiatkowska, Iga Lubińska, Karolina Michaux, Johan R. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Nowak, Sabina Olsen, Kent Reinhardt, Ilka Romański, Maciej Schley, Laurent Smith, Steve Špinkytė-Bačkaitienė, Renata Stachyra, Przemysław Stępniak, Kinga M. Sunde, Peter Thomsen, Philip F. Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz Mysłajek, Robert W. 2021 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/genetic-support-for-the-current-discrete-conservation-unit-of-the https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00809 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/546665 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/genetic-support-for-the-current-discrete-conservation-unit-of-the doi:10.2981/wlb.00809 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research Wildlife Biology 2021 (2021) 2 ISSN: 0909-6396 Canis lupus genetic structure gray wolf population managament units recolonisation Article/Letter to editor 2021 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00809 2024-04-03T15:11:23Z The gray wolf Canis lupus range in central Europe is dynamically expanding, reconnecting previously isolated populations. Thus, a recent paper has proposed to merge the current Baltic and Central European (CE) wolf management units, which are no longer isolated by distance. However, recent genetic findings indicate that these two populations are not genetically homogenous. Here we review the most recent data on wolf genetic structure in central Europe and show that even though the CE and Baltic wolves represent the same phylogeographic lineage, their demographic history has resulted in significant genetic structure between these two populations. While the groups are interconnected by moderate gene flow, it is not high enough to reduce the strong founder signal observed in the CE population, suggesting that population dynamics within the CE wolf range are largely independent from those of its source (Baltic) population. Consequently, a management unit combining the CE and Baltic wolves would not form a demographically coherent entity. Thus, we recommend that conservation management units maintain their separate status. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus gray wolf Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Wildlife Biology 2021 2 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library |
op_collection_id |
ftunivwagenin |
language |
English |
topic |
Canis lupus genetic structure gray wolf population managament units recolonisation |
spellingShingle |
Canis lupus genetic structure gray wolf population managament units recolonisation Szewczyk, Maciej Nowak, Carsten Hulva, Pavel Mergeay, Joachim Stronen, Astrid V. Bolfíková, Barbora Černá Czarnomska, Sylwia D. Diserens, Tom A. Fenchuk, Viktar Figura, Michał Groot, Arjen De Haidt, Andżelika Hansen, Michael M. Jansman, Hugh Kluth, Gesa Kwiatkowska, Iga Lubińska, Karolina Michaux, Johan R. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Nowak, Sabina Olsen, Kent Reinhardt, Ilka Romański, Maciej Schley, Laurent Smith, Steve Špinkytė-Bačkaitienė, Renata Stachyra, Przemysław Stępniak, Kinga M. Sunde, Peter Thomsen, Philip F. Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz Mysłajek, Robert W. Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
topic_facet |
Canis lupus genetic structure gray wolf population managament units recolonisation |
description |
The gray wolf Canis lupus range in central Europe is dynamically expanding, reconnecting previously isolated populations. Thus, a recent paper has proposed to merge the current Baltic and Central European (CE) wolf management units, which are no longer isolated by distance. However, recent genetic findings indicate that these two populations are not genetically homogenous. Here we review the most recent data on wolf genetic structure in central Europe and show that even though the CE and Baltic wolves represent the same phylogeographic lineage, their demographic history has resulted in significant genetic structure between these two populations. While the groups are interconnected by moderate gene flow, it is not high enough to reduce the strong founder signal observed in the CE population, suggesting that population dynamics within the CE wolf range are largely independent from those of its source (Baltic) population. Consequently, a management unit combining the CE and Baltic wolves would not form a demographically coherent entity. Thus, we recommend that conservation management units maintain their separate status. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Szewczyk, Maciej Nowak, Carsten Hulva, Pavel Mergeay, Joachim Stronen, Astrid V. Bolfíková, Barbora Černá Czarnomska, Sylwia D. Diserens, Tom A. Fenchuk, Viktar Figura, Michał Groot, Arjen De Haidt, Andżelika Hansen, Michael M. Jansman, Hugh Kluth, Gesa Kwiatkowska, Iga Lubińska, Karolina Michaux, Johan R. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Nowak, Sabina Olsen, Kent Reinhardt, Ilka Romański, Maciej Schley, Laurent Smith, Steve Špinkytė-Bačkaitienė, Renata Stachyra, Przemysław Stępniak, Kinga M. Sunde, Peter Thomsen, Philip F. Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz Mysłajek, Robert W. |
author_facet |
Szewczyk, Maciej Nowak, Carsten Hulva, Pavel Mergeay, Joachim Stronen, Astrid V. Bolfíková, Barbora Černá Czarnomska, Sylwia D. Diserens, Tom A. Fenchuk, Viktar Figura, Michał Groot, Arjen De Haidt, Andżelika Hansen, Michael M. Jansman, Hugh Kluth, Gesa Kwiatkowska, Iga Lubińska, Karolina Michaux, Johan R. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Nowak, Sabina Olsen, Kent Reinhardt, Ilka Romański, Maciej Schley, Laurent Smith, Steve Špinkytė-Bačkaitienė, Renata Stachyra, Przemysław Stępniak, Kinga M. Sunde, Peter Thomsen, Philip F. Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz Mysłajek, Robert W. |
author_sort |
Szewczyk, Maciej |
title |
Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
title_short |
Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
title_full |
Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
title_fullStr |
Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
title_full_unstemmed |
Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population |
title_sort |
genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the central european wolf population |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/genetic-support-for-the-current-discrete-conservation-unit-of-the https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00809 |
genre |
Canis lupus gray wolf |
genre_facet |
Canis lupus gray wolf |
op_source |
Wildlife Biology 2021 (2021) 2 ISSN: 0909-6396 |
op_relation |
https://edepot.wur.nl/546665 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/genetic-support-for-the-current-discrete-conservation-unit-of-the doi:10.2981/wlb.00809 |
op_rights |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00809 |
container_title |
Wildlife Biology |
container_volume |
2021 |
container_issue |
2 |
_version_ |
1797580944334389248 |