Peripheral Isolates as Sources of Adaptive Diversity under Climate Change

As climate change progresses, there is increasing focus on the possibility of using targeted gene flow (the movement of pre-adapted individuals into declining populations) as a management tool. Targeted gene flow is a relatively cheap, low-risk management option and will almost certainly come into increased use over the coming decades. Before such action can be taken, however, we need to know where to find pre-adapted individuals. We argue that,...