The price of conserving avian phylogenetic diversity: a global prioritization approach.

ABSTRACT: The combination of rapid biodiversity loss and limited funds available for conservation represents a major global concern. While there are many approaches for conservation prioritization, few are framed as financial optimization problems. We use recently published avian data to conduct a global analysis of the financial resources required to conserve different quantities of phylogenetic diversity (PD). We introduce a new prioritization metric (ADEPD) that After Downlisting a species gives the Expected Phylogenetic Diversity at some future time. Unlike other metrics, ADEPD considers the benefits to future PD associated with downlisting a species (e.g. moving from Endangered to Vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List). Combining ADEPD scores with data on the

SUBMITTER: Nunes LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290418 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature