Phylogenetic diversity efficiently and accurately prioritizes the conservation of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities
K. M. Weglarz, W. C. Saunders, A. Van Wagenen, W. D. Pearse
The paper evaluates phylogenetic diversity as a tool for assessing freshwater ecosystem degradation and shows it performs as well as taxonomic metrics without requiring baseline data.
bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2019Ecology