Ranking Mammal Species for Conservation and the Loss of Both Phylogenetic and Trait Diversity

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 12; p. e0141435
• Main Authors: Redding, David W., Mooers, Arne O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.12.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Birds; Conservation; Conservation biology; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecology; Endangered Species; Evolution; Evolutionary design method; Extinction (Biology); Extinction, Biological; Land economics; Mammals; Phenotype; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Probability; Protected species; Protection and preservation; Risk; Society; Species diversity; Species extinction; Species Specificity; Threatened species; Trees; Wildlife conservation; United States; Canada

The 'edge of existence' (EDGE) prioritisation scheme is a new approach to rank species for conservation attention that aims to identify species that are both isolated on the tree of life and at imminent risk of extinction as defined by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The self-stated b...