EcologybioRxivPreprint
Integrating functional and phylogenetic perspectives reveals new priorities for bird and mammal conservation
Lucy Somekh, John N. Griffin, Catalina Pimiento, William D. Pearse
This paper compares two conservation metrics, EDGE and FUSE, and introduces a new metric EFUSE that combines evolutionary and functional distinctiveness to improve conservation prioritization.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.10.690976