Molecular Approaches in Natural Resource Conservation and Management

Recent advances in molecular genetics and genomics have been embraced by many in natural resource conservation. Today, several major conservation and management journals are now using "genetics" editors to deal solely with the influx of manuscripts that employ molecular data. The editors have attempted to synthesize some of the major uses of molecular markers in natural resource management in a book targeted not only at scientists but also at individuals actively making conservation and management decisions. To that end, the text features contributors who are major figures in molecular ecology and evolution - many having published books of their own. The aim is to direct and distill the thoughts of these outstanding scientists by compiling compelling case histories in molecular ecology as they apply to natural resource management.

J. Andrew DeWoody is Professor of Genetics and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University. John W. Bickham is Professor in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) and Director of the Center for the Environment at Purdue University. Charles H. Michler is the Fred M. van Eck Director of the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue University and Site Director of the National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative Research Program's Center for Advanced Forest Systems. Krista M. Nichols is Assistant Professor, Departments of Biological Sciences and Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. Olin E. Rhodes, Jr., is Professor in the FNR and Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Ecological Sustainability at Purdue University. Keith E. Woeste is a research molecular geneticist for the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Purdue University's FNR.