Evolutionary History Loss

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A high degree of evolutionary history loss by non-random extinction demonstrated by Vamosi and Wilson (2008) disputes the prediction that rare species in large plant families will act as a buffer to evolutionary history loss by preventing the loss of total families and genera. Monotypic and ditypic families are at greater risks of extinction and have a disproportionate effect on evolutionary history loss than larger angiosperm families. Determining which species will have the greatest impact on evolutionary history loss is useful for legislation regarding the allocation of conservation and protection funds. For a complete examination of the evolutionary history loss to be expected by non-random extinction examining angiosperm species that

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