EcologybioRxiv
Phylogenetic diversity efficiently and accurately prioritizes the conservation of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities
K. M. Weglarz, W. C. Saunders, A. Van Wagenen, W. D. Pearse
The paper evaluates phylogenetic diversity as a tool for assessing freshwater ecosystem degradation and shows it performs as well as taxonomic metrics without requiring baseline data.
DOI 10.1002/ecs2.3383