{"product_id":"landscape-genetics-isbn-9781118525296","title":"Landscape Genetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eLANDSCAPE GENETICS: CONCEPTS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLANDSCAPE GENETICS: CONCEPTS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew T. Storfer, Lisette P. Waits\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimed 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsite xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Landscape Genetics – Concepts Methods Applications 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiko Balkenhol Samuel A. Cushman Andrew Storfer and Lisette P. Waits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Defining landscape genetics 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The three analytical steps of landscape genetics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The interdisciplinary challenge of landscape genetics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Structure of this book – concepts methods applications 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Concepts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Basics of Landscape Ecology: An Introduction to Landscapes and Population Processes for Landscape Geneticists 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel A. Cushman Brad H. McRae and Kevin McGarigal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 How landscapes affect population genetic processes 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Defining the landscape for landscape genetic research 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Defining populations and characterizing dispersal processes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Putting it together: combinations of landscape and population models 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Frameworks for delineating landscapes and populations for landscape genetics 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Current challenges and future opportunities 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Basics of Population Genetics: Quantifying Neutral and Adaptive Genetic Variation for Landscape Genetic Studies 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisette P. Waits and Andrew Storfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Overview of landscape influences on genetic variation 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Overview of DNA types and molecular methods 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Important population genetic models 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Measuring genetic diversity 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Evaluating genetic structure and detecting barriers 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Estimating gene flow using indirect and direct methods 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusion and future directions 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Basics of Study Design: Sampling Landscape Heterogeneity and Genetic Variation for Landscape Genetic Studies 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiko Balkenhol and Marie-Josée Fortin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Study design terminology used in this Chapter 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 General study design considerations 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Considerations for landscape genetic study design 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Current knowledge about study design effects in landscape genetics 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Recommendations for optimal sampling strategies in landscape genetics 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Conclusions and future directions 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Basics of Spatial Data Analysis: Linking Landscape and Genetic Data for Landscape Genetic Studies 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelene H. Wagner and Marie-Josée Fortin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 How to model landscape effects on genetic variation 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 How to model isolation-by-distance 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Future directions 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Methods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 Simulation Modeling in Landscape Genetics 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin Landguth Samuel A. Cushman and Niko Balkenhol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 A brief overview of models and simulations 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 General benefits of simulation modeling 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Landscape genetic simulation modeling 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Examples of simulation modeling in landscape genetics 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Designing and choosing landscape genetic simulation models 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 The future of landscape genetic simulation modeling 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Clustering and Assignment Methods In Landscape Genetics 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivier François and Lisette P. Waits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Exploratory data analysis and model-based clustering for population structure analysis 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Spatially explicit methods in landscape genetics 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Spatial EDA methods: spatial PCA and spatial factor analysis 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Spatial MBC methods 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Habitat and environmental heterogeneity models 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Discussion 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Resistance Surface Modeling in Landscape Genetics 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen F. Spear Samuel A. Cushman and Brad H. McRae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Techniques for parameterizing resistance surfaces 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Estimating connectivity from resistance surfaces 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Statistical validation of resistance surfaces 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 The future of the resistance surface in landscape genetics 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Conclusions 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Genomic Approaches in Landscape Genetics 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Storfer Michael F. Antolin Stéphanie Manel Bryan K. Epperson and Kim T. Scribner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Current landscape genomics methods 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 General challenges in landscape genomics 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Spatial autocorrelation 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Applications of landscape genomics to climate change 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Graph Theory and Network Models In Landscape Genetics 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie Murphy Rodney Dyer and Samuel A. Cushman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Background on graph theory 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Landscape genetic applications 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Recommendations for using graph approaches in landscape genetics 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Current research needs 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusion – potential for application of graphs for conservation 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Applications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 Landscapes and Plant Population Genetics 183 \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney J. Dyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Contemporary population genetic processes 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Historical population genetic processes 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Future research 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Applications of Landscape Genetics to Connectivity Research In Terrestrial Animals 199 \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisette P. Waits Samuel A. Cushman and Steve F. Spear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 General overview of terrestrial animal study systems and research challenges 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Detecting barriers and defining corridors 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Evaluating population dynamics 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Detecting and predicting the response to landscape change 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Common limitations of landscape genetic studies involving terrestrial animals 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Testing ecological hypotheses about gene flow in heterogeneous landscapes 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Knowledge gaps and future directions 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Waterscape Genetics – Applications of Landscape Genetics To Rivers Lakes and Seas 220 \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly A. Selkoe Kim T. Scribner and Heather M. Galindo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Understanding marine and freshwater environments 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Typical research questions and approaches 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Applications of landscape genetic approaches 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Future directions: knowledge gaps research challenges and limitations 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Current Status Future Opportunities and Remaining Challenges in Landscape Genetics 247 \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiko Balkenhol Samuel A. Cushman Lisette P. Waits and Andrew Storfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Conclusion 1: issues of scale need to be considered 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Conclusion 2: sampling needs to specifically target landscape genetic questions 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Conclusion 3: choice of appropriate statistical methods remains challenging 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Conclusion 4: simulations play a key role in landscape genetics 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusion 5: measures of genetic variation are rarely developed specifically for landscape genetics 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Conclusion 6: landscape resistance is just one of the possible landscape–genetic relationships 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Conclusion 7: genomics provides novel opportunities but also creates new challenges 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Conclusion 8: the scope of landscape genetics needs to expand 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Conclusion 9: specific hypotheses are rarely stated in current landscape genetic studies 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 Conclusion 10: a comprehensive theory for landscape genetics is currently missing 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.12 The future of landscape genetics 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 257 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProf. Niko Balkenhol\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDept.of Wildlife Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 3, 37077\u003cbr\u003eGöttingen, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Cushman\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003ci\u003e US Forest Service, Forest and Woodlands Ecosystems Program, Rockyn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Storfer\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003ci\u003e School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eProf. Lisette Waits\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDept. Fish and Wildlife Sciences,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Idaho, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoscow ID, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989506801893,"sku":"NP9781118525296","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118525296.jpg?v=1761784383","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/landscape-genetics-isbn-9781118525296","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}