Conservation consequences of Chernobyl and other nuclear accidents

• Title: Conservation consequences of Chernobyl and other nuclear accidents

Author: Møller, A.P. / Mousseau, T.A.

Reference: Biological Conservation, 144 (12), p.2787-2798, Dec 2011

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.08.009

Keywords: Mutation; Mutational load; Radiation; Radioactivity; Selective mortality

Abstract: Abundance of rare species was negatively impacted by the Chernobyl accident. ► Mutation rates increased by up to a factor of 20. ► The Chernobyl disaster may have significant consequences for population size. ► Birds with high mitochondrial DNA substitution rates dispersed short distances. ► Mutations will spread relatively short distances when they are common.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632071100317X

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