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The functional (trait) dimension of biodiversity

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When I started doing research on conservation biology, over 20 years ago, the focus was primarily on assessing and protecting habitats and species. Taxonomy can be very useful – we all like to organise and label things after all. However, we have come to realise it may not suffice to protect the diversity of forms and functions on Earth. To tackle the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, conservation has expanded its focus to the evolutionary and functional dimensions of biodiversity. In this talk I will discuss the benefits and challenges of considering functional diversity for conservation assessment. How can we measure it? How can we protect it? And why should you care?

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