Erosion of phylogenetic diversity in Neotropical bat assemblages: findings from a whole-ecosystem fragmentation experiment
S. G. Aninta, R. Rocha, A. Lopez-Baucells, C. F. J. Meyer
This study examines how habitat fragmentation affects phylogenetic diversity in Neotropical bats, finding that smaller fragments and matrix areas lose evolutionary history, while larger fragments retain similar diversity to continuous forests.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2019Ecology