No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective
Biodiversity is ultimately the outcome of millions of years of evolution; however, due to increasing human domination of the Earth, biodiversity in its multiple dimensions is changing rapidly. Here, we present “phylogenetic completeness” (PC) as a concept and method for safeguarding Earth's evolutio...
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| author | Pinto-Ledezma, Jesus N Díaz, Sandra Halpern, Benjamin S. Khoury, Colin Cavender-Bares, Jeannine |
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| description | Biodiversity is ultimately the outcome of millions of years of evolution; however, due to increasing human domination of the Earth, biodiversity in its multiple dimensions is changing rapidly. Here, we present “phylogenetic completeness” (PC) as a concept and method for safeguarding Earth's evolutionary heritage by maintaining all branches of the tree of life. Using data for five major terrestrial clades, we performed a global evaluation of the PC approach and compared the results to an approach in which species are conserved or lost at random. We demonstrate that under PC, for a given number of species extinctions, it is possible to maximize the protection of evolutionary innovations in every clade. The PC approach is flexible, may be used to conduct a phylogenetic audit of biodiversity under different conservation scenarios, complements existing conservation efforts, and is linked to the post‐2020 UN Convention on Biodiversity targets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1737622025-11-11T17:46:29Z No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective Pinto-Ledezma, Jesus N Díaz, Sandra Halpern, Benjamin S. Khoury, Colin Cavender-Bares, Jeannine evaluation biodiversity clade phylogenetics Biodiversity is ultimately the outcome of millions of years of evolution; however, due to increasing human domination of the Earth, biodiversity in its multiple dimensions is changing rapidly. Here, we present “phylogenetic completeness” (PC) as a concept and method for safeguarding Earth's evolutionary heritage by maintaining all branches of the tree of life. Using data for five major terrestrial clades, we performed a global evaluation of the PC approach and compared the results to an approach in which species are conserved or lost at random. We demonstrate that under PC, for a given number of species extinctions, it is possible to maximize the protection of evolutionary innovations in every clade. The PC approach is flexible, may be used to conduct a phylogenetic audit of biodiversity under different conservation scenarios, complements existing conservation efforts, and is linked to the post‐2020 UN Convention on Biodiversity targets. 2024-03 2025-03-20T16:07:37Z 2025-03-20T16:07:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173762 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Pinto-Ledezma, J.N.; Díaz, S.; Halpern, B.S.; Khoury, C.; Cavender-Bares, J. (2024) No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 22(2): e2696. ISSN: 1540-9295 |
| spellingShingle | evaluation biodiversity clade phylogenetics Pinto-Ledezma, Jesus N Díaz, Sandra Halpern, Benjamin S. Khoury, Colin Cavender-Bares, Jeannine No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title | No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title_full | No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title_fullStr | No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title_short | No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| title_sort | no branch left behind tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective |
| topic | evaluation biodiversity clade phylogenetics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173762 |
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