Balancing phylogenetic diversity and species numbers in conservation prioritization, using a case study of threatened species in New Zealand

Biological Conservation

Volumn 174, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-54

  Bennett, Joseph R ^a   Elliott, Graeme ^b   Mellish, Belinda ^b   Joseph, Liana N ^c   Tulloch, Ayesha I T ^a   Probert, William J M ^a,d   Di Fonzo, Martina M I ^a   Monks, Joanne M ^b   Possingham, Hugh P ^a,e   Maloney, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Evolutionary distinctiveness; New Zealand; Phylogenetic diversity; Prioritization; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84898954052     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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