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Kate Farquharson
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Conservation Genomics PhD | Wild Koala Breeding Manager at Koala Conservation Australia 🐨🧬 (views my own)
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Kate Farquharson @katefarquharson.bsky.social · Jan 29
So excited to share our Nature paper jointly led by @robynshaw.bsky.social and I with the huge support of our amazing & dedicated collaborators! We screened >80,000 papers to examine trends in genetic diversity across the 🌳 of life and identify conservation strategies to make a positive difference
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
hernmoral.bsky.social
The orange-bellied parrot is predicted to go extinct by 2038. We tracked >200 years of genomic erosion. Here’s what we found 🧬🦜 #ConservationGenomics #consgen #popgen
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
pic by Marc Gardner
March 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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cgthulin.bsky.social
"Conservation strategies designed to improve environmental conditions, increase population growth rates and introduce new individuals (for example, restoring connectivity or performing translocations) may maintain or even increase genetic diversity"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
nature.com
Nature research paper: Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss

https://go.nature.com/40FHZeC
Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process.
go.nature.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
natureportfolio.nature.com
Genetic diversity has declined within two-thirds of more than 600 species over the past three decades, according to research published in Nature. The findings highlight the need for conservation efforts to prevent genetic diversity loss. https://go.nature.com/42EpVo5 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows a summary of the systematic review dataset.
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
go70north.bsky.social
@nature.com article shows global decline of genetic diversity +also that we have tools 2 protect+support genetic biodiversity

👉 the associated policy briefs:

www.coalitionforconservationgenetics.org/resources-da...

@coalitioncongen.bsky.social
@cgsg.bsky.social
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08458-x#Sec16
January 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
jmergeay.bsky.social
And a note to all authors in #consgen and #evolution: REPORT your standard errors, variance or confidence intervals in the papers for every summary stat that you provide!
In the meta-analyses we had to skip thousands of papers for this reason.
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ALT: a man is sitting in a theater holding a cup of soda and crying while watching a movie .
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January 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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gsegelbacher.bsky.social
How can we maintain genetic diversity? another popluar Science Article in @theconversation.com referring to our meta-analysis #consgen 🦤🌏🧪 by @cegrueber.bsky.social , @robynshaw.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social

theconversation.com/gene-pools-a...
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help
Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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aunz.theconversation.com
Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help
theconversation.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
coalitioncongen.bsky.social
🌍Global study on 600+ species reveals an alarming decline in genetic diversity🧬

But there's hope: we have the tools and conservation strategies to prevent further decline - if we act now.

Read the paper by following the links below⬇️
#Biodiversity #GeneticDiversity #Conservation
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
robynshaw.bsky.social
Checkout our @aunz.theconversation.com article for 5 strategies that can help safeguard #GeneticDiversity for resilient populations
🧬🐸🌲🦅🦒🍄🐝🐠
January 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
nature.com
An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity

https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity
Assessment of how genetic diversity has been changing.
go.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
robynshaw.bsky.social
We’ve also created a 2-page policy brief for anyone wanting to learn more about conserving #GeneticDiversity- available in 14 languages (and more to come)! Follow the link below ⬇️

url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uWHeC71Zo8...
robynshaw.bsky.social Robyn Shaw @robynshaw.bsky.social · Jan 29
Thrilled to see our paper out in @nature.com! Huge thanks to @cegrueber.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social & the core team for a mammoth effort over 6yrs! Privileged to work with 57 scientists who spent many hours screening papers & more. Missing the late Mike Bruford-who helped inspire it all
cegrueber.bsky.social Catherine Grueber @cegrueber.bsky.social · Jan 29
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
January 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
cegrueber.bsky.social
It’s not all doom and gloom! We show in @nature.com that genetic diversity is in decline, but in @theconversation.com we dive into five strategies to help maintain or restore biodiversity @robynshaw.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social
theconversation.com/gene-pools-a...
🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #popgen
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help
Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
katefarquharson.bsky.social
So excited to share our Nature paper jointly led by @robynshaw.bsky.social and I with the huge support of our amazing & dedicated collaborators! We screened >80,000 papers to examine trends in genetic diversity across the 🌳 of life and identify conservation strategies to make a positive difference
January 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
jmergeay.bsky.social
Our global meta-analysis of changes in genetic diversity across the entire tree of life indicates pervasive loss of intraspecific diversity, but there is a glimmer of hope: conservation actions and management interventions can indeed make a difference. 👇
January 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
gsegelbacher.bsky.social
Our long term project has finally been published - genetic diversity is lost worldwide, but we can also make a difference and conservation actions matters.
Find out more in the Science news here
www.science.org/content/arti...
#Consgen
Wide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversity
The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors
www.science.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
fieldgenomics.bsky.social
Congratulations to @robynshaw.bsky.social, @cegrueber.bsky.social, and too many other friends to list here on this important paper in @nature.com on the global extent of genetic diversity loss. It was a pleasure discussing it w/ Elizabeth Pennisi from @science.org.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Wide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversity
The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors
www.science.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
bigearthdata.bsky.social
Genetic diversity is being lost across the globe. Conservation efforts are helping
->The Independent | #Conservation | More info from EcoSearch
Genetic diversity is being lost across the globe. Conservation efforts are helping
Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's...
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January 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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britishecologicalsociety.org
Today sees the launch of the IPBES #NexusAssessment, a landmark global assessment of the interlinked crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, health, food and water.

But what does it mean?

Read on to hear from @carolinehowe.bsky.social (our new Vice President) & @sebdunnett.bsky.social

🌍🧪
We are in a crisis and we need to act urgently. The IPBES Nexus Assessment is an assessment provides a blueprint for how we can identify shared problems and shared values to achieve just and sustainable futures for people and nature.
December 17, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
profterryhughes.bsky.social
Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in early 2024 was the most severe and most widespread yet recorded - surpassing 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022.

The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
nicolasdussex.bsky.social
Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection:
Genomics of endangered species
🐬🐒🐸🐍🫎🐧🦉🌴🌿

#consgen
#conservationgenetics
#conservationgenomics

I’m very happy to be serving as Guest Editor and eager to read your submission.

Deadline: 13 August 2025
More info:
bit.ly/48VA9l6
@BioMedCentral
Call for Papers Scope of collection
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM
katefarquharson.bsky.social
We can’t assume that “disease-free” populations are safe and don’t require #conservation efforts. Extensive field monitoring over decades meant we were able to observe reproductive declines in a Tassie devil population previously free of the contagious cancer DFTD.

doi.org/10.1071/WR16... 🦤
A juvenile Tasmanian devil captured and being handled for monitoring purposes prior to release
November 14, 2024 at 11:19 PM
katefarquharson.bsky.social
Using meta-analysis of 44 species we found that animals born in captivity have lower reproductive success *in captivity* than animals born in the wild. Important implications not just for #conservation breeding programs, but also for aquaculture!

doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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A meta-analysis of birth-origin effects on reproduction in diverse captive environments - Nature Communications
Aquaculture, conservation, and biological research are reliant on the successful breeding of animals in captivity. Here, Farquharson et al. report that, in captivity, captive-born animals have decreas...
doi.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 PM
katefarquharson.bsky.social
Thought I’d share some papers I’ve worked on over the years as a way to introduce myself! First up…

Tassie devils have lower reproductive success the more generations that they have been bred in captivity

doi.org/10.1093/jher...
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Pedigree analysis reveals a generational decline in reproductive success of captive Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): implications for captive management of threatened species
Abstract. Captive breeding programs are an increasingly popular tool to augment the conservation of threatened wild populations. Many programs keep detaile
doi.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by Kate Farquharson
gsegelbacher.bsky.social
Let´s form a community of conservation geneticists here - I started with some people I know, but there are likely to be many more... I can happily add them to this list
go.bsky.app/VMqVSAi
November 2, 2024 at 8:20 AM