Question

4. Numerous historically widespread species have become critically endangered due to reduction in population sizes associated with human induced habitat fragmentation. As a conservation geneticist, plan an experiment to assess the genetic effects of habitat fragmentation and population size reduction of an endangered species. Discuss the methodology (including choice of genetic markers), expected data, methods of analysis and conservation recommendations.?

Answer 1

Habitat fragmentation will badly affect different species and leads to their extinction. Different types of organisms require different sourrounding or habitat to live, for example polar bear want cold climate for their survival whereas camel can survive in hot climate. Habitat fragmentation will create sudden changes in the nature, the reason behind this problem is human beings, human beings perform various constructions by distroying forest, this will distroy the habitat of animals, make them difficult to live and finally leads to their extinction. It will also create several genetic risk like, it will increase genetic divergence with in a population, it will reduce the gene flow, there will not be any migration, which leads to the reduction of genetic diversity. We can overcome this problem by conserving the wildlife and nature. Development is needed but development activities must be done by conserving the natural resources, without disturbing wildlife and their habitat.