Félix Forest

A framework for measuring national trends in the extinction risk of evolutionarily distinct species using the EDGE Index

This paper provides guidelines for calculating the EDGE index at the national level to monitor extinction risks of evolutionarily distinct species and highlights trends in threatened species.

Why woodiness repeatedly evolves--and disappears

The paper investigates the evolution and reversal of woodiness in flowering plants, finding that drought supports persistence while reduced frost drives gains and increased frost leads to loss.

Integrating lineage-specific and universal genomic probes illuminates phylogenetic relationships and molecular evolution in Sauvagesieae (Ochnaceae)

The paper uses dual-hybridisation probes to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships in Sauvagesieae, finding evidence of polyploidisation and hybridisation affecting tree resolution.

A novel phylogenomics pipeline reveals extensive topological conflict in the evolution of the angiosperm order Cucurbitales

The paper introduces CAPTUS, a phylogenomics pipeline that efficiently handles mixed sequencing data, revealing topological conflicts in the evolution of Cucurbitales.

Setting priorities for the acquisition of primary plant occurrence data

This paper develops a scalable method to prioritize areas for plant occurrence data collection, validated by experts and adaptable to national priorities.

Assembling a fully-dated complete tree of life

This paper develops efficient date interpolation algorithms to fully date a large phylogenetic tree, enabling robust estimates of phylogenetic diversity across 2.3 million species.

Early Cretaceous Origin and Evolutionary History of Palms (Arecaceae) inferred from 1,033 Nuclear Genes and a New Synthesis of Fossil Evidence

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of palms using 1,033 nuclear genes and fossil evidence, finding the family originated in the Early Cretaceous and diversified rapidly.

A large phylogenetic tree for euphyllophytes

The paper constructs the largest dated phylogenetic tree for euphyllophytes by integrating backbone phylogenies and species-level trees, revealing increased topological and age estimation uncertainty in recent times.

Expanding Ventilago to incorporate Smythea: new combinations in Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae) based on novel sequence data and phylogenetic analysis

This paper proposes merging Smythea into Ventilago based on phylogenetic analysis showing Ventilago is paraphyletic.

Species in big angiosperm genera are priorities for conservation

The paper assesses the conservation status of species in large angiosperm genera, finding they are underrepresented in assessments and more likely to be threatened.

Safeguarding evolutionary history in a biodiversity hotspot: downscaling the EDGE metric to a regional application

This study applies the EDGE metric to the Iberian Peninsula to identify regions with high concentrations of evolutionarily distinct and endangered angiosperms and assess protected area coverage.

Classification of Urticaceae based on morphology and phylogenetic inference

This study updates the classification of Urticaceae by integrating molecular and morphological data, identifying new tribes and genera, and proposing taxonomic revisions.

300 billion years of angiosperm evolution at risk of extinction

The paper assesses angiosperm evolutionary history at risk of extinction and identifies conservation priorities using phylogenetic trees and extinction risk estimates.

Identifying conservation priorities of a pantropical plant lineage: a case study in Scleria (Cyperaceae)

This study assesses extinction risks for Scleria species using EDGE2 and EoDGE metrics, identifying conservation priorities in the Afrotropics and Neotropics.

Phylogenetic biome niche conservatism underlies the evolution of forest paleoendemic legume trees in tropical Africa

The paper analyzes biome niche conservatism in the Berlinia clade, finding forest as the ancestral biome with no directional shifts back to forest, and no link between biome shifts and diversification rates.

Nuclear phylogenomics of grasses (Poaceae) supports current classification and reveals repeated reticulation

This study constructs a nuclear phylogeny of grasses using genome-scale data, showing agreement with plastome phylogeny and evidence for repeated reticulation events.

New targets acquired: improving locus recovery from the Angiosperms353 probe set

The paper improves locus recovery by expanding the Angiosperms353 probe set with more transcriptome data, increasing on-target reads and loci recovery.