Daniel Brooks and Deborah McLennan are at the Dept of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1.
Trends Ecol Evol. 1992 Feb;7(2):55-9. doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(92)90107-M.
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.
历史生态学研究提供了有关物种起源和特征的信息,这些特征描述了物种与其环境之间的相互作用。将这些进化信息纳入保护政策将扩大有效决策的选择基础,以保护生物多样性。