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Informationen zum Autor About the editors 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 Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Despite the substantial interest in landscape genetics from the scientific community! learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains very challenging. The reason for this is the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field! which combines population genetics! landscape ecology! and spatial statistics. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors ix Website xi Acknowledgments xiii Glossary xv 1 INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE GENETICS - CONCEPTS METHODS APPLICATIONS 1 Niko Balkenhol, Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew Storfer, and Lisette P. Waits 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Defining landscape genetics 2 1.3 The three analytical steps of landscape genetics 3 1.4 The interdisciplinary challenge of landscape genetics 3 1.5 Structure of this book - concepts methods applications 5 References 6 PART 1: CONCEPTS 2 BASICS OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPES AND POPULATION PROCESSES FOR LANDSCAPE GENETICISTS 11 Samuel A. Cushman, Brad H. McRae, and Kevin McGarigal 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 How landscapes affect population genetic processes 12 2.3 Defining the landscape for landscape genetic research 16 2.4 Defining populations and characterizing dispersal processes 21 2.5 Putting it together: combinations of landscape and population models 24 2.6 Frameworks for delineating landscapes and populations for landscape genetics 26 2.7 Current challenges and future opportunities 30 References 30 3 BASICS OF POPULATION GENETICS: QUANTIFYING NEUTRAL AND ADAPTIVE GENETIC VARIATION FOR LANDSCAPE GENETIC STUDIES 35 Lisette P. Waits and Andrew Storfer 3.1 Introduction 35 3.2 Overview of landscape infl...
