title: Phylogeny and biodiversity: Conserving our evolutionary legacy.
abstract: Historical ecological studies provide information about the origins of species in an area and the origins of traits characterizing the interactions between those species and their environment. Incorporating this evolutionary information into conservation policies will broaden the base of options for making effective decisions about the preservation of biodiversity.
authors.affiliation: Daniel Brooks and Deborah McLennan are at the Dept of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mayden
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McLennan