General contact

Coordination at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology:  Priv.-Doz  Dr med.vet. Pamela Burger

In the current climate change context, the resilience of ecosystems ultimately depends on the ability of species to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions. G-BIKE (Genomic BIodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems) aims to develop standardized methods to routinely investigate genetic resilience, and thus the potential to adapt, in wild and zoo populations.

G-BiKE is a network of researchers and practitioners expanding the scope of a previous EU-funded project, ConGRESS. G-BiKE will enable standard and routine tools to assess, monitor and manage the genetic resilience and associated adaptive potential of wild and captive human populations. Although genetic data can be obtained for most organisms, protocols for detecting and monitoring the genetic diversity of species and their potential for adaptation have not yet been standardized.

G-BIKE will thus support EU-wide scientists and practitioners to integrate into conservation planning policies and to promote transboundary management and long-term monitoring programs of the evolutionary potential to ensure the conservation of populations and species and ultimately the continued supply of nature-based ecosystem services. Given the drastic effects of climate change in the coming decades, G-BiKE is particularly urgent.

Offizielle Programmseite

Koordination Gesamtprojekt

Cristiano Vernesi
Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Edmund Mach, 1, 38010 San Michele, Italien

Laufzeit

08.03.2019-07.03.2023

(Weitere) Projektpartner

Kontakt: Frank Zachos
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Österreich

Gefördert durch

EU (Kommission der Europäischen Union), Brussels, Europäische Union

Programm

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)