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Genetic integrity of European wildcats: Variation across biomes mandates geographically tailored conservation strategies

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dc.contributor.authorMatias, Gonçalo
dc.contributor.authorRosalino, L. M.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Paulo Célio
dc.contributor.authorTiesmeyer, Annika
dc.contributor.authorNowak, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Luana
dc.contributor.authorSteyer, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorAstaras, Christos
dc.contributor.authorBrix, Mareike
dc.contributor.authorDomokos, Csaba
dc.contributor.authorJanssen, René
dc.contributor.authorKitchener, Andrew C.
dc.contributor.authorMestdagh, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorL'Hoste, Lionel
dc.contributor.authorTiteux, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorMigli, Despina
dc.contributor.authorYoulatos, Dionisios
dc.contributor.authorPfenninger, Markus
dc.contributor.authorDevillard, Sébastian
dc.contributor.authorRuette, Sandrine
dc.contributor.authorAnile, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorFerreras, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorDíaz-Ruiz, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorMonterroso, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-20T19:19:16Z
dc.date.available2024-04-01T00:31:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractHybridisation between domestic and wild taxa can pose severe threats to wildlife conservation, and human-induced hybridisation, often linked to species' introductions and habitat degradation, may promote reproductive opportunities between species for which natural interbreeding would be highly unlikely. Using a biome-specific approach, we examine the effects of a suite of ecological drivers on the European wildcat's genetic integrity, while assessing the role played by protected areas in this process. We used genotype data from 1217 putative European wildcat samples from 13 European countries to assess the effects of landcover, disturbance and legal landscape protection on the European wildcat's genetic integrity across European biomes, through generalised linear models within a Bayesian framework. Overall, we found European wildcats to have genetic integrity levels above the wildcat-hybrid threshold (ca. 83%; threshold = 80%). However, Mediterranean and Temperate Insular biomes (i.e., Scotland) revealed lower levels, with 74% and 46% expected genetic integrity, respectively. We found that different drivers shape the level of genetic introgression across biomes, although forest integrity seems to be a common factor promoting European wildcat genetic integrity. Wildcat genetic integrity remains high, regardless of landscape legal protection, in biomes where populations appear to be healthy and show recent local range expansions. However, in biomes more susceptible to hybridisation, even protected areas show limited effectiveness in mitigating this threat. In the face of the detected patterns, we recommend that species conservation and management plans should be biome- and landscape-context-specific to ensure effective wildcat conservation, especially in the Mediterranean and Temperate Insular biomes.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMatias, G.; Rosalino, L.M.; Alves, P.C.; Tiesmeyer, A.; Nowak, C.; Ramos, L. ; Steyer, K.; Astaras, C.; Brix, M.; Domokos, C.; Janssen, R.; Kitchener, A.C.; Mestdagh, X.; L’Host, L. ; Titeux, N.; Migli, D.; Youlatos, D.; Pfenninger, M.; Devillard, S.; Ruette, S.; Anile, S.; Ferreras, P.; Díaz-Ruíz, F.; Monterroso, P. (2022). Genetic integrity of European wildcats: variation across biomes mandates geographically tailored conservation strategies. Biological Conservation, 268: 109518 (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109518)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109518pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/51849
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationFCT UIDB/00329/2020pt_PT
dc.relationFCT UID/BIA/50027/2021pt_PT
dc.relationFDR was supported by a postdoctoral contract from the University of Málaga (I Plan Propio de Investigación y Transferencia, call 2020). This study was partly funded by research projects CGL2009-10741, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and EU-FEDER, and OAPN 352/2011, funded by the Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (Spain).pt_PT
dc.titleGenetic integrity of European wildcats: Variation across biomes mandates geographically tailored conservation strategiespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage109518pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBiological Conservationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume268pt_PT
person.familyNameRosalino
person.givenNameLuís Miguel
person.identifierB-9406-2009
person.identifier.ciencia-id9D1D-B42A-286C
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4186-7332
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6506527252
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