Assessing biodiversity and endemism using phylogenetic methods across multiple taxonomic groups.

ABSTRACT: Identifying geographical areas with the greatest representation of the tree of life is an important goal for the management and conservation of biodiversity. While there are methods available for using a single phylogenetic tree to assess spatial patterns of biodiversity, there has been limited exploration of how separate phylogenies from multiple taxonomic groups can be used jointly to map diversity and endemism. Here, we demonstrate how to apply different phylogenetic approaches to assess biodiversity across multiple taxonomic groups. We map spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity/endemism to identify concordant areas with the greatest representation of biodiversity across multiple taxa and demonstrate the approach by applying it to the Murray-Darling basin region of southeastern Aust

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Orozco CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102556 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature