The conservation of evolutionary history has been linked to increased benefits for humanity
and can be captured by phylogenetic diversity (PD). The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally …

The use of phylogenetic tools and studies has strongly increased in the last two decades
especially in conservation biology and community ecology. Phylogenetic trees are essential …

Declining biodiversity and ecosystem functions put many of nature's contributions to people
at risk. We review and synthesize the scientific literature to assess 50-y global trends across …

Over half of all crocodylians are threatened with extinction, with many species considered to
be functionally extinct throughout their historical ranges. How such losses impact …

Human-driven extinction threatens entire lineages across the Tree of Life. Here we assess
the conservation status of jawed vertebrate evolutionary history, using three policy-relevant …

“Nature's contributions to people”(NCP) is an important expansion beyond the standard
ecosystem services framework, particularly as a pathway to better address global/regional …

Following the failure to fully achieve any of the 20 Aichi biodiversity targets, the future of
biodiversity rests in the balance. The Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming …

The classic quantitative measure of phylogenetic diversity (PD) has been used to address
problems in conservation biology, microbial ecology, and evolutionary biology. PD is the …

Following our failure to fully achieve any of the 20 Aichi biodiversity targets, the future of
biodiversity rests in the balance. The Convention on Biological Diversity's Post-2020 Global …

Skin microbiota, and its diversity and balance, play a key role in skin health and beauty,
influencing skin moisture, barrier function, and radiance. A healthy skin microbiota limits the …