https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:3848 Dealing With the Complexity of Effective Population Size in Conservation Practice Fedorca, Ancuta Ancuta Fedorca 0000-0001-5828-5422 Mergeay, Joachim Joachim Mergeay 0000-0002-6504-0551 Akinyele, Adejoke O. Adejoke O. Akinyele 0000-0002-9086-1554 Albayrak, Tamer Tamer Albayrak 0000-0003-4115-3946 Biebach, Iris Iris Biebach 0000-0003-0952-9157 Brambilla, Alice Alice Brambilla 0000-0003-3061-9544 Burger, Pamela A. Pamela A. Burger 0000-0002-6941-0257 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Buzan, Elena Elena Buzan 0000-0003-0714-5301 Curik, Ino Ino Curik 0000-0001-7090-1654 Gargiulo, Roberta Roberta Gargiulo 0000-0001-8663-6568 Godoy, José A José A Godoy 0000-0001-7502-9471 González-Martínez, Santiago C. Santiago C. González-Martínez 0000-0002-4534-3766 Grossen, Christine Christine Grossen 0000-0003-4157-1910 Heuertz, Myriam Myriam Heuertz 0000-0002-6322-3645 Hoban, Sean Sean Hoban 0000-0002-0348-8449 Howard-McCombe, Jo Jo Howard-McCombe 0000-0002-4009-3323 Kachamakova, Maria Maria Kachamakova 0000-0002-4152-1131 Klinga, Peter Peter Klinga 0000-0003-1530-670X Köppä, Viktoria Viktoria Köppä 0009-0007-1503-7403 Neugebauer, Elenora Elenora Neugebauer 0009-0007-4752-3529 Paz-Vinas, Ivan Ivan Paz-Vinas 0000-0002-0043-9289 Pearman, Peter B. Peter B. Pearman 0000-0002-0794-101X Pérez-Sorribes, Laia Laia Pérez-Sorribes 0000-0003-1232-0880 Rinkevich, Baruch Baruch Rinkevich 0000-0002-2401-0145 Russo, Isa-Rita M. Isa-Rita M. Russo 0000-0001-9504-3633 Theraroz, Adélaïde Adélaïde Theraroz 0009-0006-9556-5806 Thomas, Nia E. Nia E. Thomas 0000-0003-4412-4286 Westergren, Marjana Marjana Westergren 0000-0002-4204-0161 Winter, Sven Sven Winter 0000-0002-1890-0977 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Laikre, Linda Linda Laikre 0000-0001-9286-3361 Kopatz, Alexander Alexander Kopatz 0000-0002-9139-1179 Wiley journal article open access eng Effective population size (Ne) is one of the most important parameters in evolutionary biology, as it is linked to the long-term survival capability of species. Therefore, Ne greatly interests conservation geneticists, but it is also very relevant to policymakers, managers, and conservation practitioners. Molecular methods to estimate Ne rely on various assumptions, including no immigration, panmixia, random sampling, absence of spatial genetic structure, and/or mutation-drift equilibrium. Species are, however, often characterized by fragmented populations under changing environmental conditions and anthropogenic pressure. Therefore, the estimation methods' assumptions are seldom addressed and rarely met, possibly leading to biased and inaccurate Ne estimates. To address the challenges associated with estimating Ne for conservation purposes, the COST Action 18134, Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems (G-BiKE), organized an international workshop that met in August 2022 in Bra?ov, Romania. The overarching goal was to operationalize the current knowledge of Ne estimation methods for conservation practitioners and decision-makers. We set out to identify datasets to evaluate the sensitivity of Ne estimation methods to violations of underlying assumptions and to develop data analysis strategies that addressed pressing issues in biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Referring to a comprehensive body of scientific work on Ne, this meeting report is not intended to be exhaustive but rather to present approaches, workshop findings, and a collection of papers that serve as fruits of those efforts. We aimed to provide insights and opportunities to help bridge the gap between scientific research and conservation practice. Linkage Disequilibrium Overlapping Generations Natural-Populations Demographic History Single-Sample N-E Inference Program Software Genetics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:3848/download 10.1111/eva.70031 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:605 application/pdf Evolutionary Applications issn:1752-4571 VoR Evolutionary Applications 17 12 2.73 MB 2024