Environmental integrity as a modeler of the composition of the Odonata community

Moura, Lucas Pereira; Sena, Waldilene Silva de; Neiss, Ulisses Gaspar; Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques

doi:10.1007/s10661-021-08957-8

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“…2019; Pereira‐Moura et al . 2021). Such disturbance affects not only the structure of habitats, but also the physicochemical conditions in freshwater systems, and thereby reducing their biological integrity (Roy et al .…”

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Can artificial ponds retain dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) biodiversity? A preliminary study in the Brazilian Amazon

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Although ponds are rich ecosystems for the maintenance of aquatic biodiversity, in many regions of the world, they have been adversely affected by anthropogenic changes in surrounding landscapes. Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) are characterized by larval phases that are closely associated with aquatic ecosystems and can accordingly serve as useful indicators of the quality of these environments. In this study, we evaluated the patterns of abundance, richness, and taxonomic composition of adult Odonata in artificial and natural ponds located in the Legal Amazon of Maranhão, which have been exposed to different levels of disturbance. We analysed how the composition of the Odonata assemblages varies between natural and artificial ponds and also assessed to what extent artificial ponds and degraded natural ponds are able to maintain Odonata biodiversity. Our results indicate that the abundance, richness, and composition of Odonata among the monitored ponds were adversely impacted by more disturbed landscapes, with greater abundance and richness being recorded in preserved natural ponds. Although the degraded artificial and natural ponds have Odonata diversities comparable to those of the preserved natural ponds, the latter tend to be characterized by unique and exclusive species, thereby indicating the urgent need for measures designed to protect these natural ecosystems.

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Can artificial ponds retain dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) biodiversity? A preliminary study in the Brazilian Amazon

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Habitat specificity and morphology-main filters for the distribution of Odonata in the Cerrado Maranhense, Brazil

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From the forest to the city: the persistence of dragonflies and damselflies in the urban jungle

Suárez-Tovar,

Rocha-Ortega,

Juen

et al. 2023

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Urbanization has driven one of the most substantial transformations in water bodies exposing groups such as aquatic insects to new challenging conditions. Some odonate (dragonflies and damselflies) species persist in these transformed environments, but it remains unclear which morphological or behavioral traits allow them to survive. Through a bibliographical review we identified 88 urbanization-tolerant and 87 urbanization-sensitive odonate species worldwide. We searched morphological and behavioral traits and used phylogenetic path analysis for Anisoptera and Zygoptera to test which traits make species more sensitive to urban environments. Our results show that habitat preference was not linked with the sensitivity to urbanization whereas larger species with weak sexual dimorphism stood out as consistently associated with sensitivity to urban environments. For dragonflies, species with yellow to red colorations tend to be less sensitive to urban areas while for damselflies, territorial species tend to be less sensitive to urban areas. We discuss the underlying mechanisms linked to such urban-surviving ability as well as how we can use such information for conservation purposes.

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Environmental integrity as a modeler of the composition of the Odonata community

Cited by 11 publications

References 56 publications

Can artificial ponds retain dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) biodiversity? A preliminary study in the Brazilian Amazon

Can artificial ponds retain dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) biodiversity? A preliminary study in the Brazilian Amazon

Habitat specificity and morphology-main filters for the distribution of Odonata in the Cerrado Maranhense, Brazil

From the forest to the city: the persistence of dragonflies and damselflies in the urban jungle

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