Woody plant phylogenetic diversity supports nature's contributions to people but is at risk from human population growth

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dc.contributor.authorDaru, Barnabas
dc.contributor.authorDavies, T. Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorMaurin, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorYessoufou, Kowiyou
dc.contributor.authorBezeng, Simeon
dc.contributor.authorMankga, Ledile Thabitha
dc.contributor.authorSchaefer, Hanno
dc.contributor.authorTHUILLER, Wilfried
dc.contributor.authorvan der Bank, Michelle
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-0257en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-0257
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-07T21:35:09Z
dc.date.available2022-09-07T21:35:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-22
dc.description.abstractThe Tree of Life—phylogeny—provides a powerful tool for understanding the processes regulating life’s diversity. Conserving the branches on the Tree of Life might also have practical benefits. Using a comprehensive phylogeny of south ern African woody trees and shrubs, and structural equation modeling, we show that human population density correlates closely with not only the richness of woody plants in a region but also their evolutionary relatedness. Further, we demonstrate that more phylogenetically diverse species assemblages support a greater diversity of ecosystem goods and services. Our results suggest that peo ple in Africa may gain material benefits from inhabiting regions that support high phylogenetic diversity of woody plants. However, the correlation between human population and woody plant diversity creates a tension between people and biodiversity, which could threaten the contributions to people provided by intact and phylogenetically diverse ecosystems.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Ontario Genomics Institute (2008-OGI-ICI-03), the University of Johannes burg, the South African National Research Foundation, the Royal Society (UK), and the Toyota South Africa through the Toyota Enviro Outreach Programme. KY was additionally supported by NRF grant #112113.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDavies, T. J., Maurin, O., Yessoufou, K., Daru, B. H., Bezeng, B. S., Mankga, L. T., Schaefer, H., Thuiller, W., & van der Bank, M. (2022). Woody plant phylogenetic diversity supports nature’s contributions to people but is at risk from human population growth. Conservation Letters, e12914. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12914en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12914
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/93949
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectecosystem servicesen_US
dc.subjecthuman population densityen_US
dc.subjectiucn red listen_US
dc.subjectnature's contributions to peopleen_US
dc.subjectphylogenetic diversityen_US
dc.subjectspecies richnessen_US
dc.subjecttree of lifeen_US
dc.titleWoody plant phylogenetic diversity supports nature's contributions to people but is at risk from human population growthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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