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Arabian Sand Gazelle Genetic Diversity Assessment
Population-genetic assessment designed to inform management of large captive and semi-managed gazelle populations in Abu Dhabi forests.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Managed forests and conservation populations in Abu Dhabi
- Project type
- wildlife conservation genetics assessment
- Research domain
- conservation genetics and population management
- Years
- Not stated
- Lifecycle status
- completed initial assessment
- Status basis
- EAD's current species page states that it completed a pioneering project assessing genetic diversity of forest sand-gazelle populations; contemporary reporting placed completion in 2016.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-08-15
- Scale
- Public sample totals are not stated; EAD notes that managed forests now shelter more than 55,000 gazelles.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella marica)
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- population genetic markers
- conservation population data
Data access
No public genotype dataset identified.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named population-scale conservation-genetics project embedded in a major managed wildlife population.
Editorial note
Methods, marker type, and sample count remain unpublished on the official page; retain with a conservative evidence grade.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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