phylogenetic
Americanadjective
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A more detailed breakdown of the results shows that more than half of the vegetation samples examined had a high functional diversity but only a low phylogenetic diversity.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
"Therefore, effective environmental protection means more than just protecting the most species-rich sites. Instead, both functional and phylogenetic diversity must be considered," concludes Bruelheide.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
Even sophisticated methods of tracing family trees, or phylogenetic analysis, can be misled by a single “rogue” piece of DNA, he notes.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024
Forests with higher phylogenetic and functional diversity are more resilient, but whether they're more productive is unclear.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
A phylogenetic plant system does not exist in fact, but only in figure.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
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