@article{morlon_spatial_2011,
Author = {Morlon, Hélène and Schwilk, Dylan W. and Bryant,
Jessica A. and Marquet, Pablo A. and Rebelo, Anthony G.
and Tauss, Catherine and Bohannan, Brendan J. M. and
Green, Jessica L.},
Title = {Spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity},
Journal = {Ecology Letters},
Volume = {14},
Number = {2},
Pages = {141--149},
abstract = {Ecologists and conservation biologists have
historically used species-area and distance-decay
relationships as tools to predict the spatial
distribution of biodiversity and the impact of habitat
loss on biodiversity. These tools treat each species as
evolutionarily equivalent, yet the importance of
species' evolutionary history in their ecology and
conservation is becoming increasingly evident. Here, we
provide theoretical predictions for phylogenetic
analogues of the species-area and distance-decay
relationships. We use a random model of community
assembly and a spatially explicit flora dataset
collected in four Mediterranean-type regions to provide
theoretical predictions for the increase in
phylogenetic diversity - the total phylogenetic
branch-length separating a set of species - with
increasing area and the decay in phylogenetic
similarity with geographic separation. These
developments may ultimately provide insights into the
evolution and assembly of biological communities, and
guide the selection of protected areas.},
doi = {10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01563.x},
issn = {1461-0248},
language = {eng},
month = feb,
pmcid = {PMC3047708},
pmid = {21166972},
year = 2011
}