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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity
Ecology Letters, Volume 14, No. 2, Year 2011
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Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 141-149 Ecologists and conservation biologists have historically used species-area and distance-decay relationships as tools to predict the spatial distribution of biodiversity and the impact of habitat loss on biodiversity. These tools treat each species as evolutionarily equivalent, yet the importance of species' evolutionary history in their ecology and conservation is becoming increasingly evident. Here, we provide theoretical predictions for phylogenetic analogues of the species-area and distance-decay relationships. We use a random model of community assembly and a spatially explicit flora dataset collected in four Mediterranean-type regions to provide theoretical predictions for the increase in phylogenetic diversity - the total phylogenetic branch-length separating a set of species - with increasing area and the decay in phylogenetic similarity with geographic separation. These developments may ultimately provide insights into the evolution and assembly of biological communities, and guide the selection of protected areas. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC3047708/bin/ele0014-0141-SD1.pdf
Authors & Co-Authors
Morlon, Hélène
United States, Eugene
University of Oregon
Schwilk, Dylan W.
United States, Lubbock
Texas Tech University
Bryant, Jessica A.
United States, Eugene
University of Oregon
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marquet, Pablo Angel
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile, Santiago
Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad
United States, Santa fe
Santa fe Institute
Rebelo, Anthony G.
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Tauss, Catherine
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Bohannan, Brendan J.M.
United States, Eugene
University of Oregon
Green, Jessica L.
United States, Eugene
University of Oregon
United States, Santa fe
Santa fe Institute
Statistics
Citations: 186
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01563.x
ISSN:
1461023X
e-ISSN:
14610248