David Frey, D., Arrigo, N., Granereau, G., Sarr, A., Felber, F., Kozlowski, G. (2016). Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity driven byanthropogenic disturbance: a multispecies approach in aFrench Atlantic dune system. Evolutionary Applications 9(3): 421-517. doi:10.1111/eva.12351.
Numerous studies assess the correlation between genetic and species diversities,but the processes underlying the observed patterns have only received limitedattention. For instance, varying levels of habitat disturbance across a region maylocally reduce both diversities due to extinctions, and increased genetic drift dur-ing population bottlenecks and founder events. We investigated the regional dis-tribution of genetic and species diversities of a coastal sand dune plantcommunity along 240 kilometers of coastline with the aim to test for a correla-tion between the two diversity levels.
Houston, J. 2005. The conservation of sand dunes in the Atlantic Biogeographical Region: the contribution of the LIFE programme. In: Herrier J.-L., J. Mees, A. Salman, J. Seys, H. Van Nieuwenhuyse and I. Dobbelaere (Eds). 2005. p. 29-44 Proceedings ‘Dunes and Estuaries 2005’ - International Conference on Nature Restoration Practices in European Coastal Habitats, Koksijde, Belgium.
Since 1992 the EU LIFE programme has supported a series of dune conservation projects within the Atlantic Biogeographical Region. LIFE co-financing has been used to safeguard threatened sites through land purchase, to support the development of the Natura 2000 network, to undertake practical management and to interpret the functions and values of dunes to a wide audience. The additional resources from LIFE have been targeted at specific sites, at national programmes and, through wider networking initiatives, at the community of practitioners. LIFE projects have contributed to the development of European and National policies by acting as case studies and milestones. Dissemination of information is aided by practitioners networks such as the European Union for Coastal Conservation and through the series of conferences and workshops held within the framework of the projects. A further step may be to use the completion of the Natura 2000 network as a catalyst for encouraging a more coordinated approach to networking and for raising some of the key issues affecting dune systems at the European level.
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