Population Genomics for Freshwater Fish Conservation: From Markers to Management

Dear Colleagues,

Freshwater ecosystems host a remarkable proportion of global vertebrate biodiversity yet face accelerating threats from habitat fragmentation, pollution, and climate change. Robust conservation strategies therefore demand an integrated understanding of demographic history, adaptive potential, and contemporary gene flow in freshwater fishes. This Special Issue invites original research and reviews that apply modern population genetic and genomic techniques from microsatellites and mitochondrial barcodes to RAD-seq, whole genome resequencing, and environmental DNA to resolve key questions in freshwater fish conservation. Topics include, but are not limited to, demographic reconstruction, effective population size estimation, population genomics, adaptive introgression, hybridization risk, eDNA-based monitoring, and genomic tools for captive breeding or stocking programs. By bridging traditional markers with high-throughput sequencing, we aim to provide a comprehensive reference that will guide evidence-based management and policy.

The submission deadline may be extended before the current deadline at the discretion of the guest editors and the Fishes editorial staff.

Dr. Kang-Rae Kim
Prof. Dr. In-Chul Bang
Guest Editors

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