▪ Abstract As better phylogenetic hypotheses become available for many groups of
organisms, studies in community ecology can be informed by knowledge of the evolutionary
relationships among coexisting species. We note three primary approaches to integrating
phylogenetic information into studies of community organization: 1. examining the
phylogenetic structure of community assemblages, 2. exploring the phylogenetic basis of
community niche structure, and 3. adding a community context to studies of trait evolution …