title: Conservation genomics: coming to a salmonid near you.
abstract: Using the examples on hereditary and environmental factors affecting salmonid populations, this paper demonstrates that ecologists have long appreciated the importance of local adaptation and intraspecific diversity for salmonid conservation. Conservationists, however, need to embrace the genomics revolution and use new insights to improve salmonid management. At the same time, researchers must be forthcoming with the uses and limitations of genomics, and conservation must move forward in the face of scientific uncertainty.
authors.affiliation: River Ecology and Management Group, Institute for Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Piccolo
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D023281:Genomics; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000235:genetics*; D035501:Uncertainty
keywords: conservation; genetics; genomics; local adaptation; salmonids