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Overview

Sean Hoban is a researcher affiliated with the Morton Arboretum in the United States, specializing in environmental science with a strong focus on genetics and molecular biology. Their work is situated at the intersection of conservation genetics, ecological modeling, and plant science, encompassing molecular biology methods to address biodiversity and genetic diversity concerns.

Their main topics of research span multiple areas, including:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies

Sean Hoban has contributed significantly to academic literature, with publications appearing frequently in several key venues such as:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (<scp>EBVs</scp>) for genetic composition, 2022, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible, 2021, BioScience

Sean Hoban's research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Gernot Segelbacher
  • Linda Laikre
  • Ivan Paz-Vinas
  • Margaret E. Hunter
  • Cristiano Vernesi

Their work contributes to advancing understanding of genetic erosion, monitoring genetic diversity, and incorporating genetics into biodiversity frameworks. Their substantial publication record within environmental science and biochemistry-related fields highlights a multidisciplinary approach targeting both theoretical and applied aspects of conservation genetics.

Best Publications

  • Finding the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and Future Directions.

    Sean Hoban;Joanna L. Kelley;Katie E. Lotterhos;Michael F. Antolin

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

    Sean Hoban;Michael Bruford;Josephine D'Urban Jackson;Margarida Lopes-Fernandes

  • Breaking RAD: an evaluation of the utility of restriction site-associated DNA sequencing for genome scans of adaptation.

    David B. Lowry;Sean Hoban;Joanna L. Kelley;Katie E. Lotterhos

  • Computer simulations: tools for population and evolutionary genetics

    Sean Hoban;Giorgio Bertorelle;Oscar E. Gaggiotti

  • Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity

    Colin K Khoury;Colin K Khoury;Stephen Brush;Denise E Costich;Helen Anne Curry

  • Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

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  • Guidelines for planning genomic assessment and monitoring of locally adaptive variation to inform species conservation.

    Sarah P. Flanagan;Brenna R. Forester;Emily K. Latch;Sally N. Aitken

  • Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity

    Linda Laikre;Linda Laikre;Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Michael W. Bruford;Michael W. Bruford;Gernot Segelbacher;Gernot Segelbacher

  • Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible.

    Sean Hoban;Michael W Bruford;W Chris Funk;Peter Galbusera

  • Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management

    Sean M. Hoban;Heidi C. Hauffe;SIlvia Perez-Espona;Jan W. Arntzen

  • Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion

    Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Jan A. Arntzen;Michael William Bruford;José A. Godoy

  • Optimal sampling of seeds from plant populations for ex-situ conservation of genetic biodiversity, considering realistic population structure

    Sean Hoban;Scott Schlarbaum

  • A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action

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  • Differentiation measures for conservation genetics

    Lou Jost;Frederick Archer;Sarah Flanagan;Oscar Gaggiotti

  • Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient

    Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Catriona D. Campbell;Jessica M. da Silva;Robert Ekblom;Robert Ekblom

  • IUCN Red List and the value of integrating genetics

    Brittany A. Garner;Sean Hoban;Gordon Luikart

  • An overview of the utility of population simulation software in molecular ecology.

    Sean Hoban

  • Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies

    Deborah M Leigh;Charles B van Rees;Katie L Millette;Martin F Breed;Martin F Breed

  • Range-wide distribution of genetic diversity in the North American tree Juglans cinerea: a product of range shifts, not ecological marginality or recent population decline.

    Sean M. Hoban;Daniel S. Borkowski;Sunshine L. Brosi;Tim S. McCLEARY

  • Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status

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  • Next-generation conservation genetics and biodiversity monitoring.

    Margaret E. Hunter;Sean M. Hoban;Michael W. Bruford;Gernot Segelbacher

  • The number of markers and samples needed for detecting bottlenecks under realistic scenarios, with and without recovery: a simulation-based study

    Sean M. Hoban;Oscar E. Gaggiotti;Giorgio Bertorelle

  • Sample Planning Optimization Tool for conservation and population Genetics (SPOTG): a software for choosing the appropriate number of markers and samples

    Sean Hoban;Oscar Gaggiotti;Giorgio Bertorelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Mergeay
Joachim Mergeay Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Gernot Segelbacher
Gernot Segelbacher University of Freiburg
Margaret E. Hunter
Margaret E. Hunter United States Geological Survey
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Oscar E. Gaggiotti
Oscar E. Gaggiotti University of St Andrews
Myriam Heuertz
Myriam Heuertz University of Bordeaux
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Martin F. Breed
Martin F. Breed Flinders University
José A. Godoy
José A. Godoy Spanish National Research Council
Catherine E. Grueber
Catherine E. Grueber University of Sydney

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