Real-world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy

Dan F. Rosauer; Margaret Byrne; Mozes P.K. Blom; David J. Coates; Stephen Donnellan; Paul Doughty; J. Scott Keogh; Janine Kinloch; Rebecca J. Laver; Cecilia Myers; Paul M. Oliver; Sally Potter; Daniel L. Rabosky; Ana Catarina Afonso Silva; James Smith; Craig Moritz

doi:10.1111/conl.12438

Real-world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy

Dan F. Rosauer^*, Margaret Byrne, Mozes P.K. Blom, David J. Coates, Stephen Donnellan, Paul Doughty, J. Scott Keogh, Janine Kinloch, Rebecca J. Laver, Cecilia Myers, Paul M. Oliver, Sally Potter, Daniel L. Rabosky, Ana Catarina Afonso Silva, James Smith, Craig Moritz

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Targeting phylogenetic diversity (PD) in systematic conservation planning is an efficient way to minimize losses across the Tree of Life. Considering representation of genetic diversity below and above species level, also allows robust analyses within systems where taxonomy is in flux. We use dense sampling of phylogeographic diversity for 11 lizard genera, to demonstrate how PD can be applied to a policy-ready conservation planning problem. Our analysis bypasses named taxa, using genetic data directly to inform conservation decisions. We highlight areas that should be prioritized for ecological management, and also areas that would provide the greatest benefit if added to the multisector conservation estate. We provide a rigorous and effective approach to represent the spectrum of genetic and species diversity in conservation planning.

Original language	English
Article number	e12438
Journal	Conservation Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12438
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018

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Rosauer, D. F., Byrne, M., Blom, M. P. K., Coates, D. J., Donnellan, S., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S., Kinloch, J., Laver, R. J., Myers, C., Oliver, P. M., Potter, S., Rabosky, D. L., Afonso Silva, A. C., Smith, J., & Moritz, C. (2018). Real-world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy. Conservation Letters, 11(4), Article e12438. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12438

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