Endemism patterns are scale dependent
Endemism is an important metric for conservation, but it may be sensitive to the measurement approach. Here Daru et al analyze global datasets of birds and amphibians and show that both weighted and phylogenetic endemism are scale dependent, across grain sizes, spatial extent and taxonomic treatment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15921-6 |