@article{fdi:010084599,
  title = {{P}rioritizing phylogenetic diversity to protect functional diversity of reef corals},
  author = {{N}g, {L}. {W}. {K}. and {C}hisholm, {C}. and {C}arrasco, {L}. {R}. and {D}arling, {E}. {S}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {M}ooers, {A}. {O}. and {T}ucker, {C}. {M}. and {W}inter, {M}. and {H}uang, {D}. {W}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im {T}he ecosystem functions and services of coral reefs are critical for coastal communities worldwide. {D}ue to conservation resource limitation, species need to be prioritized to protect desirable properties of biodiversity, such as functional diversity ({FD}), which has been associated with greater ecosystem functioning but is difficult to quantify directly. {S}electing species to maximize phylogenetic diversity ({PD}) has been shown to indirectly capture {FD} in certain other taxa but not corals. {H}ere, we test this hypothesis, the "phylogenetic gambit", on corals within global marine protected areas ({MPA}s). {L}ocation {G}lobal coral reefs. {M}ethods {B}ased on the global distributions of reef corals, a complete species-level phylogeny and trait data, we compared the {FD} of coral assemblages within {MPA}s when selected to maximize {PD} versus {FD} for assemblages selected randomly. {T}he relationships between {PD} and {FD} were also tested as predictors of surrogacy. {W}e then used coral {FD} and {PD} to perform spatial prioritization of reefs for protection and assessed the congruence between the two approaches. {R}esults {S}electing assemblages to maximize {PD} captured significantly more {FD} than a random subset of species for 83.1% of all selection scenarios across {MPA}s and would protect on average 18.7% more {FD} than random selection. {S}patial prioritization analyses showed some mismatches between {PD}- and {FD}-optimized planning units, particularly in the {T}ropical {W}estern {A}tlantic, but the high degree of overlap between the optimizations for other reef regions lends further credence to the {PD}-maximizing strategy in conserving coral {FD}. {M}ain {C}onclusions {A} {PD}-maximizing strategy generally protects greater {FD} of coral assemblages relative to random selection of species, suggesting that the "phylogenetic gambit" is valid for reef corals. {T}here are risks, however, and the mismatches between {PD}-maximized and {FD}-maximized {MPA} networks highlight specific shortcomings of the {PD}-maximization approach. {N}evertheless, in data-deficient circumstances, maximizing {PD} may provide a viable alternative.},
  keywords = {biogeography ; conservation prioritization ; coral reefs ; ecosystem ; functioning ; evolutionary diversity ; functional traits ; marine protected areas ; {S}cleractinia ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}iversity and {D}istributions},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1721--1734},
  ISSN = {1366-9516},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/ddi.13526},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084599},
}