The role of genomics for biodiversity conservation in a changing climate

Climate change presents a threat to many species and populations. Conserving these populations requires us to understand how plant and animal populations might adapt to novel environmental conditions. We aim to highlight how genomic technologies can be used to tell us about the evolutionary history of Earth’s species and how we can best preserve them for the future.

In this webinar, Sally Aitken (University of British Columbia) will discuss the local adaptations to climate in boreal tree populations, Aaron Comeault (Bangor University) will describe how he uses fruit flies to investigate how populations evolve under different conditions, and Orly Razgour (Exeter University) focuses on the role of plasticity vs genetic adaptation in species response to climate change, mostly in bats.