Genetic impacts and climate change Part B, ACEAS Grand, Vicki Thomson

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Using genetics to understand the impacts of climate change on Australian endemics, Vicki Thomson, ACEAS Brand 2014 Part B

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Using genetics to understand the impacts of climate change on Australian endemicsPart B

Vicki Thomson, Alan Cooper, Jeremy Austin, Corey Bradshaw, Leo Joseph, Margaret Byrne, Craig Moritz, Steve Donnellan, Marc Suchard, Mike Hickerson, Tanya Laity

>200 species

29 bird species

40 frog species

23 mammal species

17 plant species

97 reptile species

Diversity levels and demography

Stable demographic history, high diversity

Diversity levels and demography

Stable demographic history, high diversityStable demographic history, low diversity

Diversity levels and demography

Stable demographic history, high diversityStable demographic history, low diversity

Decline-expansion demographic history, low diversity

Diversity levels and demography

Stable demographic history, high diversity

Decline-expansion demographic history, high diversity

Stable demographic history, low diversityDecline-expansion demographic history, low diversity

Diversity levels and demography

62% stable with high diversity

27% stable with low diversity

Stable demographic history, high diversity

Decline-expansion demographic history, high diversityDecline-expansion demographic history, low diversity

Stable demographic history, low diversity