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Phylogenetic Diversity - Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Phylogenetic Diversity - Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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"Biodiversity" refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that
there is a "biodiversity crisis", corresponding to extinction rates
of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be "normal".
Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of
scientists. At the same time, the discipline is re-evaluating its
foundations - including its philosophy and even core definitions.
The value of biodiversity is being debated. In this context, the
tree of life ("phylogeny") is emerging as an important way to look
at biodiversity, with relevance cutting across current areas of
concern - from the question of resilience within ecosystems, to
conservation priorities for globally threatened species - while
capturing the values of biodiversity that have been hard to
quantify, including resilience and maintaining options for future
generations. This increased appreciation of the importance of
conserving "phylogenetic diversity", from microbial communities in
the human gut to global threatened species, has inevitably resulted
in an explosion of new indices, methods, and case studies. This
book recognizes and responds to the timely opportunity for
synthesis and sharing experiences in practical applications. The
book recognizes that the challenge of finding a synthesis, and
building shared concepts and a shared toolbox, requires both an
appreciation of the past and a look into the future. Thus, the book
is organized as a flow from history, concepts and philosophy,
through to methods and tools, and followed by selected case
studies. A positive vision and plan of action emerges from these
chapters, that includes coping with inevitable uncertainties,
effectively communicating the importance of this "evolutionary
heritage" to the public and to policy-makers, and ultimately
contributing to biodiversity conservation policy from local to
global scales.
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