Landscape Genetics
Concepts, Methods, Applications
1. Edition October 2015
288 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
LANDSCAPE GENETICS: CONCEPTS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS
LANDSCAPE GENETICS: CONCEPTS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS
Edited by Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew T. Storfer, Lisette P. Waits
Landscape genetics is an exciting and rapidly growing field, melding methods and theory from landscape ecology and population genetics to address some of the most challenging and urgent ecological and evolutionary topics of our time. Landscape genetic approaches now enable researchers to study in detail how environmental complexity in space and time affect gene flow, genetic drift, and local adaptation. However, learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains challenging due to the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, which relies on topics that have traditionally been treated separately in classes and textbooks.
In this edited volume, some of the leading experts in landscape genetics provide the first comprehensive introduction to underlying concepts, commonly used methods, and current and future applications of landscape genetics. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the book includes textbook-like chapters that synthesize fundamental concepts and methods underlying landscape genetics (Part 1), chapters on advanced topics that deserve a more in-depth treatment (Part 2), and chapters illustrating the use of concepts and methods in empirical applications (Part 3).
Aimed at beginning landscape geneticists and experienced researchers alike, this book will be helpful for all scientists and practitioners interested in learning, teaching, and applying landscape genetics.
Glossary
Chapter 1: Introduction to Landscape Genetics - Concepts, Methods, Applications
Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew Storfer & Lisette Waits
Part 1: Concepts
Chapter 2: Basics of landscape ecology: an introduction to landscapes and population processes for landscape geneticists
Samuel A. Cushman, Brad McRae & Kevin McGarigal
Chapter 3: Basics of population genetics: Quantifying neutral and adaptive genetic variation for landscape genetic studies
Lisette Waits & Andrew Storfer
Chapter 4: Basics of study design: Sampling landscape heterogeneity and genetic variation for landscape genetic studies
Niko Balkenhol & Marie-Josée Fortin
Chapter 5: Basics of spatial data analysis: Linking landscape and genetic data for landscape genetic studies
Helene H. Wagner & Marie-Josée Fortin
Part 2: Methods
Chapter 6: Simulation modeling in landscape genetics
Erin Landguth, Samuel A. Cushman & Niko Balkenhol
Chapter 7: Clustering and assignment methods in landscape genetics
Olivier François & Lisette P. Waits
Chapter 8: Resistance Surface Modeling in Landscape Genetics
Stephen Spear, Samuel A. Cushman & Brad McRae
Chapter 9: Genomic approaches in landscape genetics
Andrew Storfer, Michael F. Antolin, Stephanie Manel, Bryan K. Epperson & Kim T. Scribner
Chapter 10: Graph theory and network models in landscape genetics
Melanie Murphy, Rodney Dyer & Samuel A. Cushman
Part 3: Applications
Chapter 11: Landscapes and Plant Population Genetics
Rodney J. Dyer
Chapter 12: Applications of landscape genetics to connectivity research in terrestrial animals
Lisette P. Waits, Samuel A. Cushman & Steve Spear
Chapter 13: Waterscape genetics - Applications of landscape genetics to rivers, lakes, and seas
Kimberly A. Selkoe, Kim T. Scribner and Heather M. Galindo
Chapter 14: Current status, future opportunities and remaining challenges in landscape genetics
Andrew Storfer, Samuel A. Cushman, Lisette P. Waits & Niko Balkenhol
Index
Niko Balkenhol Department of Wildlife Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany
Samuel A. Cushman Forest and Woodlands Ecosystems Program, Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service, AZ, USA
Andrew T. Storfer School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, WA, USA
Lisette P. Waits Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
