Biobanking marine biodiversity in the Arctic

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Biorepositories, or biobanks, are vital to marine science. Their collections safeguard biological knowledge, enable follow-up studies and reproducibility confirmations, help extend ecological baselines. Biorepository networks data portals aggregate catalogs facilitate open material exchange. Such integrations enrich contextual support holistic ecosystem-based research management. In the Arctic, where researchers face vast scales, rapidly changing ecosystems, limited resampling opportunities, biobanking builds capacities. However, polar biodiversity remains underrepresented in collections. Heterogeneous methodologies documentation practices hinder integrations. And science faces high institutional cultural barriers. Here, we explore potential of amplify impact individual studies. We address gaps standardization vouchering suggest improvements funding publishing models incentivize collaboration. bring together calls for advancements from diverse perspectives provide examples expeditions, databases, specimen collections, standards. The general analysis is illustrated with two case studies, showcasing range field: inclusion citizen observations cetacean monitoring, preservation specimens environmental microbiome former, strategies harmonizing collection global databases. latter, propose cooperative field intact living (complex microbial community) cryopreservation. Our perspective frames as a strategy, essential accelerating under current climate change-related pressures. advocate international investment precautionary approach academic conservation stewardship Arctic heritage.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Somatic Cell Synchronization in Nuclear Transfer and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Wild Felids

Zoo Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 7, 2025

Human interference reduces wild felid populations. Somatic cell nuclear transfer and the use of induced pluripotent stem cells are potential conservation strategies. To improve efficiency these strategies, it is essential to establish adequate protocols for synchronization in G0/G1 phase cycle. Cell cycle can arrest progression by inhibiting factors involved duplication. However, this step varies among felids has not been successful some species. In addition, effect on applications remains unclear. Therefore, review highlights primary differences that cause variability, most promising results, methods used. Finally, importance biotechnologies involving reprogramming somatic highlighted.

Language: Английский

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Towards Practical Conservation Cloning: Understanding the Dichotomy Between the Histories of Commercial and Conservation Cloning

Animals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 989 - 989

Published: March 29, 2025

Over 40 years ago, scientists imagined ways cloning could aid conservation of threatened taxa. The Dolly the sheep from adult somatic cells in 1996 was breakthrough that finally enabled potential technology. Until 2020s, research efforts yielded no management applications, leading many to believe is not yet an effective tool. In strong contrast, domestic taxa are cloned routinely for scientific and commercial purposes. this review, we sought understand reasons these divergent trends. We scoured peer-reviewed gray literature sent direct inquiries analyze a more comprehensive history field than analyzed previous reviews. While most reviewers concluded lack reproductive knowledge wildlife species has hindered advances wider found resource limitations (e.g., numbers surrogates, sustainable funding) widely held misconceptions about significant contributors stagnation field. Recent successes programs endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii), world's first true applied-conservation efforts, demonstrating can be used impact present. When viewed alongside long achievements, emphasize value investing science resources needed meaningfully integrate into management, especially with limited genetic diversity rely on maintenance small populations generations while conservationists work restore habitat mitigate threats wild.

Language: Английский

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Gonadal tissue preservation technologies and culture offer opportunities to bridge knowledge between wildlife and humans

F&S Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6, P. 50 - 54

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Study of entomophage bioindicator taxa species composition and their regulatory activity in the central and western zones of Krasnodar Territory agrocenoses

South of Russia ecology development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1), P. 57 - 67

Published: April 22, 2025

The study of the species composition and regulatory activity entomophages as bioindicator taxa in agrocenoses central western zones Krasnodar Territory. research was carried out 2021–2023 on various agricultural fruit crops weed basis experimental scientific crop rotation FRCBPP (Krasnodar), Kuban educational farm (Krasnodar) Dinsky, Abinsky Crimean districts An assessment biodiversity ladybugs Coccinellidae family among entomofauna agroecosystems zone Territory showed that ten identified eight are reduce number insect pests (aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, etc.), while two mycophages. It found dominant controlling aphids field is C. septempunctata , whose population density exceeded other nine species, amounting to 75 %. second lepidopteran genus Bracon (Hymenoptera Braconidae). From order Neuroptera: green lacewing, Chrysopa carnea Steph.; seven–point L.; phyllochroma Wesmael. Of suborder short-whiskered diptera: 39 % belong entomophage family; 13 Empididae 6 Dolichopodidae 10 Asilidae 7 Bombyliidae 3 Syrphidae family. As a result research, main were families (Coleoptera, Coccinelidae), Braconidae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), Chrysopidae (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), representatives diptera (Diptera, Brachycera).

Language: Английский

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