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White HB, White JF, Moore MC. Dragonfly Biodiversity at Abandoned Work Sites: Dredge-spoil Ponds of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, New Castle County, Delaware. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2022. [DOI: 10.1656/045.029.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Harold B. White
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 (retired)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 (retired)
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Gómez-Tolosa M, González-Soriano E, Mendoza-Cuenca LF, Pérez-Munguía RM, Rioja-Paradela TM, Espinoza-Medinilla EE, Ortega-Salas H, Rivera-Velázquez G, Penagos-García FE, López S. The use of highly diverse clades as a surrogate for habitat integrity analysis: Argia damselflies as a practical tool for rapid assessments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:24334-24347. [PMID: 35099694 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18815-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Human activities have impacted many environments on earth, and thus several species are facing an increased risk of extinction. The environmental crisis requires rapid tools to assess the ecosystem health accurately. Studies have been conducted with visual indices that quantify habitat integrity by predicting species richness and diversity. However, whether a diverse clade can predict habitat integrity has not been used. The genus Argia (Rambur, 1842) is one of the most locally diverse groups in southeastern Mexico. In this context, we hypothesized that the occurrence, species richness, and diversity of adults Argia spp. could be a better predictor of the Visual-Based Habitat Assessment Score (VBHAS) than the other taxonomic levels or less diverse clades. We found that the richness and diversity of Argia spp. are positively correlated with VBHA scores, as same as taxonomic ratios. Simultaneously, VBHA scores increase to 23.51 times when Argia spp. diversity increases. We discuss the possible use of a diverse Odonata clade, as Argia spp. could surrogate habitat integrity for local long-term biomonitoring programs. This approach requires testing with other indices and verifying a reliable and consistent relationship between diverse clades and environmental assessment scores.
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Affiliation(s)
- María Gómez-Tolosa
- Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte-Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510, México, D.F, México
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- Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Avenida Francisco J. Múgica S/N, 58030, Morelia, Michoacán, México
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- Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Avenida Francisco J. Múgica S/N, 58030, Morelia, Michoacán, México
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- Cuerpo Académico Sustentabilidad y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Cuerpo Académico Sustentabilidad y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510, México, D.F, México
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- Cuerpo Académico Conservación y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte-Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Cuerpo Académico Conservación y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte-Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
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- Cuerpo Académico Sustentabilidad y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Libramiento Norte Poniente 1150, 29018, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
- Ciudad Universitaria, Libramiento Norte Poniente 1150, Colonia Lajas Maciel C.P., 29039, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
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