Conserving Phylogenetic Diversity Can Be a Poor Strategy for Conserving Functional Diversity

Mazel, F; Mooers, AO; Dalla Riva, GV; Pennell, MW

Mazel, F (reprint author), Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 8888 Univ Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.

SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY, 2017; 66 (6): 1019

Abstract

For decades, academic biologists have advocated for making conservation decisions in light of evolutionary history. Specifically, they suggest that po......

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