Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia

doi:10.1111/cobi.12586

	Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia
	Li, Rong; Kraft, Nathan J. B.; Yu, Haiying; Li, Heng
	2015-12-01
发表期刊	CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
卷号	29 期号:6 页码:1552-1562
摘要	One of the main goals of conservation biology is to understand the factors shaping variation in biodiversity across the planet. This understanding is critical for conservation planners to be able to develop effective conservation strategies. Although many studies have focused on species richness and the protection of rare and endemic species, less attention has been paid to the protection of the phylogenetic dimension of biodiversity. We explored how phylogenetic diversity, species richness, and phylogenetic community structure vary in seed plant communities along an elevational gradient in a relatively understudied high mountain region, the Dulong Valley, in southeastern Tibet, China. As expected, phylogenetic diversity was well correlated with species richness among the elevational bands and among communities. At the community level, evergreen broad-leaved forests had the highest levels of species richness and phylogenetic diversity. Using null model analyses, we found evidence of nonrandom phylogenetic structure across the region. Evergreen broad-leaved forests were phylogenetically overdispersed, whereas other vegetation types tended to be phylogenetically clustered. We suggest that communities with high species richness or overdispersed phylogenetic structure should be a focus for biodiversity conservation within the Dulong Valley because these areas may help maximize the potential of this flora to respond to future global change. In biodiversity hotspots worldwide, we suggest that the phylogenetic structure of a community may serve as a useful measure of phylogenetic diversity in the context of conservation planning.
关键词	Biodiversity Conservation Evolutionary History Phylogenetic Structure
DOI	10.1111/cobi.12586
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000368334800008
引用统计	被引频次：33[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/25458
专题	中国科学院东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Rong,Kraft, Nathan J. B.,Yu, Haiying,et al. Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia[J]. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY,2015,29(6):1552-1562.
APA	Li, Rong,Kraft, Nathan J. B.,Yu, Haiying,&Li, Heng.(2015).Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia.CONSERVATION BIOLOGY,29(6),1552-1562.
MLA	Li, Rong,et al."Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia".CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 29.6(2015):1552-1562.

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