We are destroying species' habitats, leading to a mass extinction event.
This habitat destruction also reduces the genetic diversity _within_ species.
Our latest work develops quantitative models to predict how much genetic diversity has been and _will be_ lost.
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www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Genetic diversity within species underpins evolutionary adaptation and has recently
been included as a target for protection in the United Nations’...