title: Conservation of Forest Biodiversity: how sample size affects the estimation of genetic parameters.
abstract: Efficient designs are crucial for population genetic studies on forest species. In this study we employed individual based simulations aiming to evaluate what fraction of a population should be sampled to obtain confident estimations of allelic richness and of inbreeding coefficient in population genetic surveys. The simulations suggest that at least 10% of the total population has to be sampled to ensure reliable estimations of allelic richness and inbreeding coefficient. This approach will allow the confidence of the genetic parameters estimations of a larger number of populations, based on a minimal sample within each one.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leonardo S da
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nathana S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Corneleo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Valdir M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Stefenon
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D065928:Forests; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D007178:Inbreeding