Evolutionary distinctness of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka: Do the species-rich wet zone forests safeguard Sri Lanka’s genetic heritage?

Evolutionary distinctness of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka: Do the species-rich wet zone forests safeguard Sri Lanka’s genetic heritage?

Different components of biodiversity cannot be treated equally due to the limitations of knowledge and resources, and the heterogeneity in the distribution of biodiversity in the landscape. Therefore, biodiversity should be prioritized in effective site-based conservation. Parameters related to ecol...

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Main Authors: Dilini K. Abeyarama, Sampath S. Seneviratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2017-11-01
Series:Ceylon Journal of Science
Subjects:
conservation prioritization, evolutionary distinctness, important bird areas, in-situ conservation, phylogenetic diversity, risk of extinction, sri lanka
Online Access:https://cjs.sljol.info/articles/7456

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