Hot spots, indicator taxa, complementarity and optimal networks of taiga.
Proc Biol Sci
; 267(1448): 1143-7, 2000 Jun 07.
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| ID: mdl-10885520
If hot spots for different taxa coincide, priority-setting surveys in a region could be carried out more cheaply by focusing on indicator taxa. Several previous studies show that hot spots of different taxa rarely coincide. However, in tropical areas indicator taxa may be used in selecting complementary networks to represent biodiversity as a whole. We studied beetles (Coleoptera), Heteroptera, polypores or bracket fungi (Polyporaceae) and vascular plants of old growth boreal taiga forests. Optimal networks for Heteroptera maximized the high overall species richness of beetles and vascular plants, but these networks were least favourable options for polypores. Polypores are an important group indicating the conservation value of old growth taiga forests. Random selection provided a better option. Thus, certain groups may function as good indicators for maximizing the overall species richness of some taxonomic groups, but all taxa should be examined separately.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plantas
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Polyporaceae
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Escarabajos
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Ecosistema
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Heterópteros
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Cycadopsida
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Proc Biol Sci
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido