James Rosindell

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.

Intermediate abundance promotes speciation when dispersal is limited

The paper shows that intermediate abundance maximizes speciation probability under limited dispersal, supported by empirical analysis of Hawaiian arthropod data.

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.

Phylogenetically-informed crayfish conservation in the face of climate change

This study identifies priority crayfish species for conservation based on phylogenetic diversity and climate change vulnerability, finding that protecting these species could safeguard significant evolutionary history.

Systematic review of biodiversity monitoring shows gradual rise of scaleable and automated methods and inherent spatial and taxonomic biases

This paper reviews biodiversity monitoring methods over 22 years, finding increasing use of scalable techniques but persistent spatial and taxonomic biases.

Phylogenetic Diversity Across the Complete Tree of Life

The paper estimates Phylogenetic Diversity (PD) across the complete tree of life using 2.2 million species and calculates Evolutionary Distinctiveness and EDGE scores for over 130,000 species.

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.

A trait-based metric to prioritise the conservation of functionally irreplaceable species at risk of extinction

This paper introduces a metric called FIRE to prioritize conservation of functionally irreplaceable species at risk of extinction by integrating trait data and extinction risk.

Quantifying the IUCN Red List: Using historical assessments to calculate future extinction risk

This paper calculates continuous extinction risk from historical IUCN Red List data, revealing that species attributes like taxonomy, body size, and habitat specialism influence risk beyond the current categorical assessments.