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<p>Animals’ microbiomes are important to individual health and population viability. Failure to incorporate microbiomes into conservation actions may have profound consequences. In a changing world, whether microbiomes of wild populations are shaped by endogenous (e.g. host) or exogenous (e.g. environment) drivers requires disentangling. This remains a challenge. To identify the dominant driver, we propose a comparative framework that uses population comparisons to systematically assess host and environmental drivers. In the same way that there has been a revolution in understanding microbiomes in human health, applying this framework will facilitate a more holistic approach to the conservation of animals and their microbes. Taking a precautionary approach to wildlife conservation, we should be protecting microbiomes before it is too late to understand the implication of changes to microbiomes.</p>

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A framework for disentangling drivers of microbiome composition for wildlife conservation

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月28日

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  • Vanessa Morris,
  • Benjamin J. Pitcher,
  • Robert Harcourt,
  • Isabelle Charrier,
  • Anthony Chariton

摘要

Animals’ microbiomes are important to individual health and population viability. Failure to incorporate microbiomes into conservation actions may have profound consequences. In a changing world, whether microbiomes of wild populations are shaped by endogenous (e.g. host) or exogenous (e.g. environment) drivers requires disentangling. This remains a challenge. To identify the dominant driver, we propose a comparative framework that uses population comparisons to systematically assess host and environmental drivers. In the same way that there has been a revolution in understanding microbiomes in human health, applying this framework will facilitate a more holistic approach to the conservation of animals and their microbes. Taking a precautionary approach to wildlife conservation, we should be protecting microbiomes before it is too late to understand the implication of changes to microbiomes.