Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area, providing crucial benefits for both people and the environment. They protect soil and water, regulate the climate and safeguard biodiversity.

Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction erodes genetic diversity, because a species’ gene pool shrinks as the population ...

In effect, a species is a breeding pool that holds all the variant forms (or alleles ... The source of this resilience is its genetic diversity. If a new pest or disease strikes a genetically diverse ...

Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction erodes genetic diversity, because a species’ gene pool shrinks as the ...

“This suggests that ancient individuals with non-Scandinavian ancestry contributed proportionately less to the current gene pool in Scandinavia than expected based on the patterns observed in ...

Higher genetic diversity also means there’s a greater chance of a species’ survival. Conservation efforts to connect isolated populations — basically expanding the dating pool for a ...

Higher genetic diversity also means there’s a greater chance of a species' survival. Conservation efforts to connect isolated populations — basically expanding the dating pool for a particular ...

The researchers traced how the Scandinavian genome changed over time — and how immigrants to northern Europe influenced the gene pool. The results were published Thursday in the journal Cell.

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is no stranger to this reduction in diversity. Human activity has driven populations to dangerously low numbers, leaving them with a shrinking genetic pool.

And "very related" can be a tricky thing in the genetic pool. "Yeah, absolutely," she said. "More diversity is better. Then, you're more prepared for things like change, climate and otherwise." ...