Revisiting species and areas of interest for conserving global mammalian phylogenetic diversity

• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23861-y
• Publication Date: 2021-06-17T10:03:09Z
• Authors: Marine Robuchon; Sandrine Pavoine; Simon Véron; Giacomo Delli; Daniel P. Faith; Andrea Mandrici; Roseli Pellens; Grégoire Dubois; Boris Leroy
• Keywords: Phylogenetic diversity; Extinction (optical mineralogy); Global biodiversity; Conservation Biology

Various prioritisation strategies have been developed to cope with accelerating biodiversity loss and limited conservation resources. These could become more engaging for decision-makers if they reflected the positive effects can on future projected biodiversity, by targeting net outcomes in rather than reflecting negative consequences of further losses only. Hoping inform post-2020 framework, we here apply this approach phylogenetic diversity (PD) re-identify species areas interest conserving global mammalian PD. We identify priority species/areas as those whose protection would maximise gains also loss-significant whose/where extinction(s) show that our differ from species/areas. While are mostly similar identified EDGE Existence Programme, generally previously-identified ones mammal conservation. highlight these newly-identified currently lack offer some guidance their management.