RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Preserving the Tree of Life
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 1707
OP 1709
DO 10.1126/science.1085510
VO 300
IS 5626
A1 Mace, Georgina M.
A1 Gittleman, John L.
A1 Purvis, Andy
YR 2003
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/300/5626/1707.abstract
AB Phylogenies provide new ways to measure biodiversity, to assess conservation priorities, and to quantify the evolutionary history in any set of species. Methodological problems and a lack of knowledge about most species have so far hampered their use. In the future, as techniques improve and more data become accessible, we will have an expanded set of conservation options, including ways to prioritize outcomes from evolutionary and ecological processes.