Over the past decade, ecologists have increasingly embraced phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships among species.
Ecologists are now investigating whether Phylogenetic diversity is a better measure of ecosystem health than more traditional metrics like species diversity, whether it can predict the future structure and function of communities and ecosystems, and wh.
As a result, they have come to discover the field\'s power to illuminate present ecological patterns and processes.
Over the past decade, ecologists have increasingly embraced phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships among species