The conservation of evolutionary history has been linked to increased benefits for humanity
and can be captured by phylogenetic diversity (PD). The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally …

To ensure both long-term persistence and evolutionary potential, the required number of
individuals in a population often greatly exceeds the targets proposed by conservation …

Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are among the most threatened marine
vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a …

Current approaches to conservation may be inadequate to maintain ecosystem integrity
because they are mostly based on rarity status of organisms rather than functional …

Biodiversity conservation will supersede climate change risk mitigation and adaptation as
the next grand challenge for sustainable finance. Closing the financing gap between what is …

Conservation priority setting based on phylogenetic diversity has frequently been proposed
but rarely implemented. Here, we define a simple index that measures the contribution made …

Catastrophes, whether natural or man-made, that could destroy the human race are often
dismissed as alarmist or fanciful, the stuff of science fiction. In fact the risk of such disasters is …

Conservation funds are grossly inadequate to address the plight of threatened species.
Government and conservation organizations faced with the task of conserving threatened …

This book describes how to conduct a thorough, honest and complete environmental risk
assessment. Coverage includes the philosophy of uncertainty and the frailties of human …

We propose a parametric class of phylogenetic diversity (PD) measures that are sensitive to
both species abundance and species taxonomic or phylogenetic distances. This work …