Climate change impacts on the tree of life: Changes in phylogenetic diversity illustrated for Acropora corals
The possible loss of whole branches from the tree of life is a dramatic, but under-studied, biological implication of climate change. The tree of life represents an evolutionary heritage providing both present and future benefits to humanity, often in unanticipated ways. Losses in this evolutionary...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51065 |