RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Maximum levels of global phylogenetic diversity efficiently capture plant services for humankind
A1 Molina Venegas, Rafael
A1 Rodríguez Fernández, Miguel Ángel
A1 Pardo-De-Santayana, Manuel
A1 Ronquillo Ferrero, Cristina
A1 Mabberley, David J.
K1 Evolutionary ecology
K1 Phylogenetics
K1 Medio Ambiente
K1 Environmental science
AB The divergent nature of evolution suggests that securing the human benefits that are directly provided by biodiversity may require counting on disparate lineages of the Tree of Life. However, quantitative evidence supporting this claim is still tenuous. Here, we draw on a global review of plant-use records demonstrating that maximum levels of phylogenetic diversity capture significantly greater numbers of plant-use records than random selection of taxa. Our study establishes an empirical foundation that links evolutionary history to human wellbeing, and it will serve as a discussion baseline to promote better-grounded accounts of the services that are directly provided by biodiversity.
SN 2397-334X
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/49954
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/49954
LA eng
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS MINDS@UW
RD 19-abr-2024