Mouquet N. auteur aut IRD Devictor V. auteur aut IRD Meynard C. N. auteur aut IRD Munoz F. auteur aut IRD Bersier L. F. auteur aut IRD Chave J. auteur aut IRD Couteron Pierre auteur aut IRD Dalecky Ambroise auteur aut IRD Fontaine C. auteur aut IRD Gravel D. auteur aut IRD Hardy O. J. auteur aut IRD Jabot F. auteur aut IRD Lavergne S. auteur aut IRD Leibold M. auteur aut IRD Mouillot D. auteur aut IRD Munkemuller T. auteur aut IRD Pavoine S. auteur aut IRD Prinzing A. auteur aut IRD Rodrigues A. S. L. auteur aut IRD Rohr R. P. auteur aut IRD Thébault E. auteur aut IRD Thuiller W. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Ecophylogenetics can be viewed as an emerging fusion of ecology, biogeography and macroevolution. This new and fast-growing field is promoting the incorporation of evolution and historical contingencies into the ecological research agenda through the widespread use of phylogenetic data. Including phylogeny into ecological thinking represents an opportunity for biologists from different fields to collaborate and has provided promising avenues of research in both theoretical and empirical ecology, towards a better understanding of the assembly of communities, the functioning of ecosystems and their responses to environmental changes. The time is ripe to assess critically the extent to which the integration of phylogeny into these different fields of ecology has delivered on its promise. Here we review how phylogenetic information has been used to identify better the key components of species interactions with their biotic and abiotic environments, to determine the relationships between diversity and ecosystem functioning and ultimately to establish good management practices to protect overall biodiversity in the face of global change. We evaluate the relevance of information provided by phylogenies to ecologists, highlighting current potential weaknesses and needs for future developments. We suggest that despite the strong progress that has been made, a consistent unified framework is still missing to link local ecological dynamics to macroevolution. This is a necessary step in order to interpret observed phylogenetic patterns in a wider ecological context. Beyond the fundamental question of how evolutionary history contributes to shape communities, ecophylogenetics will help ecology to become a better integrative and predictive science. specialized conservation biology community ecology ecological networks ecophylogenetics ecosystem functioning evolution phylogenetics 082 020 87 4 769-785 2012 1464-7931 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058212 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2012.00224.x 1464-7931 [F B010058212] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058212 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2013/01/010058212.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-02-06 2017-08-23 fdi:010058212 fre