A conservation planning strategy applied to the evolutionary history of the mantellid frogs of Madagascar.

ABSTRACT: Phylogenetic diversity is an increasingly applied metric used to maximize the representation of evolutionary history in spatial conservation planning. When following this approach, researchers commonly overlook sites with a relatively higher proportion of recently diverged endemic species, also known as centers of neo-endemism. Here we aim to demonstrate how targeting the conservation of different facets of diversity (taxonomic diversity, phylogenetic diversity and centers of endemism) can provide more cost-effective solutions to the conservation of the all evolutionary spectrum of biodiversity. We do so by using the mantellid frogs of Madagascar as a case study. Our results confirm that areas with high concentrations of neo-endemism can be effectively identified as conservation planning p

SUBMITTER: Ferreira MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature