Conservation genomics and population status of the endangered Mahogany Gliders (Petaurus gracilis) (Old ID 27672)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Habitat loss and fragmentation have been threatening population connectivity and genetic diversity of Mahogany Gliders, a rare and endangered gliding possum endemic to the Australian Wet Tropics. Substantial habitat loss and fragmentation have brought concerns to the status of remnant populations. I will use distribution models to refine the distribution and guide camera trapping to find unknown populations. Connectivity between populations will be assessed using genomics, which also allows estimations of population structure and effective population size. Knowledge of distribution and genetics will be used to choose populations for long-term monitoring, and to guide conservation actions for Mahogany Gliders recovery.
Date
30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Petaurus gracilis;Wet Tropics;Species distribution modelling;Conservation;Genomics;SNPs
Funding Body
Ecological Society of Australia
Amount
6665
Project Team
Conrad Hoskin