Phylogeny and Conservation

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511614927

Phylogeny is a potentially powerful tool for conserving biodiversity. This book explores how it can be used to tackle questions of great practical importance and urgency for conservation. Using case studies from many different taxa and regions of the world, the volume evaluates how useful phylogeny is in understanding the processes that have generated today's diversity and the processes that now threaten it. The novelty of many of the applications, the increasing ease with which phylogenies can be generated, the urgency with which conservation decisions have to be made and the need to make decisions that are as good as possible together make this volume a timely and important synthesis which will be of great value to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers alike.

'Conservation books rarely display such optimism.'

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'… a judicious volume that combines the original work and reviews of a wide range of experts into four main sections, within and across which chapters are well edited to interconnect, with cohesively styled and clear graphics. …This book is an excellent example of how diligent editors can pull together a controversial part of a field, particularly if backed by institutions with sufficient clout and resources to attract top participants. With its timely contributions, this volume will be valuable as supplementary reading for any course in conservation genetics, and will be particularly useful to advanced graduate students.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
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1 - Phylogeny and conservation
pp 1-16
- By Andy Purvis, Reader in Biodiversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, John L. Gittleman, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Thomas Brooks, Head of the Conservation Synthesis Department, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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Part 1 - Units and currencies
pp 17-18
- By Andy Purvis, Reader in Biodiversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, John L. Gittleman, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Thomas Brooks, Head of the Conservation Synthesis Department, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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2 - Molecular phylogenetics for conservation biology
pp 19-56
- By Elizabeth A. Sinclair, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA 6027, Australia, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA 6027, Australia, Keith A. Crandall, Department of Integrative Biology, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-5255, USA
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3 - Species: demarcation and diversity
pp 57-75
- By Paul-Michael Agapow, Department of Biology, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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4 - Phylogenetic units and currencies above and below the species level
pp 76-100
- By John C. Avise, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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5 - Integrating phylogenetic diversity in the selection of priority areas for conservation: does it make a difference?
pp 101-119
- By Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, Thomas M. Brooks, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, Kevin J. Gaston, Biodiversity and Macroecology Group, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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6 - Evolutionary heritage as a metric for conservation
pp 120-138
- By Arne Ø. Mooers, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada V5A 1S6, Stephen B. Heard, Department of Biology and Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada E3B 6E1, sheard@unb.ca, Eva Chrostowski, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada V5A 1S6
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Part 2 - Inferring evolutionary processes
pp 139-140
- By Andy Purvis, Reader in Biodiversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, John L. Gittleman, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Thomas Brooks, Head of the Conservation Synthesis Department, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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7 - Age and area revisited: identifying global patterns and implications for conservation
pp 141-165
- By Kate E. Jones, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Wes Sechrest, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, John L. Gittleman, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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8 - Putting process on the map: why ecotones are important for preserving biodiversity
pp 166-197
- By Thomas B. Smith, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California at Los Angeles, 1609 Hershey Hall, Box 951496, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496, Sassan Saatchi, Radar Science Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA, Catherine Graham, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Hans Slabbekoorn, Behavioural Biology, Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Greg Spicer, Department of Biology, San Francisco, State University, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA
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9 - The oldest rainforests in Africa: stability or resilience for survival and diversity?
pp 198-229
- By Jon C. Lovett, Environment Department, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK, Rob Marchant, Department of Botany, Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Botany, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland, James Taplin, Environment Department, University of York, York YO10 5DD, Wolfgang Küper, Botanical Institute, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-533115 Bonn, Germany
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10 - Late Tertiary and Quaternary climate change and centres of endemism in the southern African flora
pp 230-242
- By Guy F. Midgley, Climate Change Research Group, National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7735, Cape Town, South Africa, Gail Reeves, Leslie Hill Molecular Systematics Laboratory, National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7735, Cape Town, South Africa, Cornelia Klak, Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, 7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
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11 - Historical biogeography, diversity and conservation of Australia's tropical rainforest herpetofauna
pp 243-264
- By Craig Moritz, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Conrad Hoskin, Department of Zoology and Entomology, The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia, Catherine H. Graham, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Andrew Hugall, Department of Zoology and Entomology, The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia, Adnan Moussalli, Department of Zoology and Entomology, The University of Queensland, QLD 2072, Australia
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Part 3 - Effects of human processes
pp 265-266
- By Andy Purvis, Reader in Biodiversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, John L. Gittleman, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Thomas Brooks, Head of the Conservation Synthesis Department, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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12 - Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history
pp 267-294
- By Thomas M. Brooks, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, John D. Pilgrim, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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13 - Correlates of extinction risk: phylogeny, biology, threat and scale
pp 295-316
- By Andy Purvis, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, Marcel CarDillo, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, Richard Grenyer, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, Ben Collen, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK
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14 - Mechanisms of extinction in birds: phylogeny, ecology and threats
pp 317-336
- By Peter M. Bennett, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK, Ian P. F. Owens, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, Daniel Nussey, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK School of Biology, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK, Stephen T. Garnett, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory 0909, Australia, Gabriel M. Crowley, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory 0909, Australia
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15 - Primate diversity patterns and their conservation in Amazonia
pp 337-364
- By José Maria Cardoso Da Silva, Conservation International do Brasil, Av Nazare 541/310, 66035-170 Belém, Pará, Brazil, Anthony B. Rylands, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M Street, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, José S. Silva Júnior, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Departamento de Zoologia, C. P. 399, 66017-970 Belém, Pará, Brazil, Claude Gascon, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA, Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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16 - Predicting which species will become invasive: what's taxonomy got to do with it?
pp 365-384
- By Julie Lockwood, Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08902, USA
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Part 4 - Prognosis
pp 385-386
- By Andy Purvis, Reader in Biodiversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, John L. Gittleman, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, Thomas Brooks, Head of the Conservation Synthesis Department, Conservation Synthesis Department, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, 1919 M St, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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17 - Phylogenetic futures after the latest mass extinction
pp 387-399
- By Sean Nee, Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
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18 - Predicting future speciation
pp 400-418
- By Timothy G. Barraclough, Department of Biological Sciences and NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK, T. Jonathan Davies, Department of Biological Sciences and NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK
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Index
pp 419-431
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Phylogeny and Conservation

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-xiv

1 - Phylogeny and conservation
pp 1-16

Part 1 - Units and currencies
pp 17-18

2 - Molecular phylogenetics for conservation biology
pp 19-56

3 - Species: demarcation and diversity
pp 57-75

4 - Phylogenetic units and currencies above and below the species level
pp 76-100

5 - Integrating phylogenetic diversity in the selection of priority areas for conservation: does it make a difference?
pp 101-119

6 - Evolutionary heritage as a metric for conservation
pp 120-138

Part 2 - Inferring evolutionary processes
pp 139-140

7 - Age and area revisited: identifying global patterns and implications for conservation
pp 141-165

8 - Putting process on the map: why ecotones are important for preserving biodiversity
pp 166-197

9 - The oldest rainforests in Africa: stability or resilience for survival and diversity?
pp 198-229

10 - Late Tertiary and Quaternary climate change and centres of endemism in the southern African flora
pp 230-242

11 - Historical biogeography, diversity and conservation of Australia's tropical rainforest herpetofauna
pp 243-264

Part 3 - Effects of human processes
pp 265-266

12 - Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history
pp 267-294

13 - Correlates of extinction risk: phylogeny, biology, threat and scale
pp 295-316

14 - Mechanisms of extinction in birds: phylogeny, ecology and threats
pp 317-336

15 - Primate diversity patterns and their conservation in Amazonia
pp 337-364

16 - Predicting which species will become invasive: what's taxonomy got to do with it?
pp 365-384

Part 4 - Prognosis
pp 385-386

17 - Phylogenetic futures after the latest mass extinction
pp 387-399

18 - Predicting future speciation
pp 400-418

Index
pp 419-431

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