How far can we go in simplifying biomonitoring assessments? An integrated analysis of taxonomic surrogacy, taxonomic sufficiency and numerical resolution in a megadiverse region

Landeiro, Victor Lemes; Bini, Luis Maurício; Costa, Flávia R. C.; Franklin, Elizabeth; Nogueira, Anselmo; Souza, Jorge Luiz Pereira; Moraes, Jamile de; Magnusson, William E.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.023

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“…Successional changes in the liana community in this landscape were highly correlated with those of the non-liana community (Mantel test, = 0.61, P = 0.0019). A similar pattern of floristic congruence between trees and lianas has been found in the south-western and north central Amazon (Macía et al 2007;Landeiro et al 2012). Lianas in the Bignoniaceae had one of the highest levels of floristic congruence with other taxa, suggesting a possible role for lianas in biomonitoring and rapid vegetation inventories (Landeiro et al 2012).…”

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Patterns of liana succession in tropical forests

Letcher

2014

Ecology of Lianas

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116 Patterns of liana succession in tropical forests OVERVIEWLianas are particularly abundant in tropical forests and understanding the relationship between lianas and disturbance is a key step in understanding the dynamism and resilience of tropical forests systems. Lianas contribute only a small amount of the biomass in most forests, but they have disproportionate impacts on forest dynamics due to their competitive abilities and their capacity to alter forest structure. Despite the importance of lianas, our understanding of how the liana community responds to small-scale and large-scale disturbances lags behind our understanding of tree community responses.This chapter summarizes current research on liana succession and suggests directions for future study. In response to the small-scale disturbances caused by treefall gaps, lianas rapidly colonize space and can inhibit the establishment of shade-tolerant trees, altering the successional trajectory of forest patches. After large-scale land clearing and forest regrowth, lianas respond differently than do trees: liana biomass recovers to pre-disturbance levels more slowly than tree biomass, and liana species richness stays the same or declines over time in contrast to the increased species richness observed in the tree community.The extent to which lianas compete with trees and alter trajectories of secondary succession is largely unknown. The species composition of the liana community undergoes shifts during succession, and the traits of lianas that are prevalent at different points in succession suggest that lianas, like trees, occupy a continuum from small-seeded, light-demanding, fast-growing pioneer species to larger-seeded, shade-tolerant, slower-growing species characteristic of mature forest. Early successional lianas frequently have seedlings that lack a selfsupporting phase, while late successional lianas have freestanding seedlings and saplings.To fully appreciate the role of lianas during succession, comparative studies are needed from more ecoregions, particularly tropical dry forests where lianas tend to be abundant. Manipulative experiments and long-term demographic studies will also shed light on the ecology of lianas during succession. Trait-based approaches will permit a more nuanced understanding of lianas' responses to environmental variation and their impacts on trees. The conservation and appropriate management of tropical forests depend on understanding their dynamics, in which the liana community plays a vitally important role.

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Patterns of liana succession in tropical forests

Letcher

2014

Ecology of Lianas

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“…Compared with abundance data, presence–absence data have several advantages: (1) Presence–absence data can increase efficiency in ecological and conservation research because they are easier to collect than abundance data and are much less costly in terms of time, price, and human resources, especially at large spatial or temporal scales (Badenhausser, Amouroux, & Bretagnolle, 2007; Casner, Forister, Ram, & Shapiro, 2014; Fukuda, Mouton, & De Baets, 2012; Furnas, 2013; Gu & Swihart, 2004; Gutiérrez, Harcourt, Díez, Gutiérrez Illán, & Wilson, 2013; Joseph, Field, Wilcox, & Possingham, 2006; MacKenzie & Nichols, 2004; Ribas & Padial, 2015). (2) In many cases, when differences among groups are large, presence–absence data can provide adequate indicators to describe ecological patterns, which are often in agreement with those obtained from abundance data (Carneiro, Bini, & Rodrigues, 2010; Landeiro et al., 2012; Melo, 2005; Ribas & Padial, 2015; Tweedley, Warwick, & Potter, 2015). (3) Presence–absence data can remove much of the noise induced by sampling biases or errors, whereas large sampling errors can lead to unreliable abundance data (Hirst & Jackson, 2007; Jackson & Harvey, 1997).…”

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Are dominant plant species more susceptible to leaf‐mining insects? A case study at Saihanwula Nature Reserve, China

Dai

Long

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Ecology and Evolution

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Dominant species significantly affect interspecific relationships, community structure, and ecosystem function. In the field, dominant species are often identified by their high importance values. Selective foraging on dominant species is a common phenomenon in ecology. Our hypothesis is that dominant plant groups with high importance values are more susceptible to leaf‐mining insects at the regional level. Here, we used the Saihanwula National Nature Reserve as a case study to examine the presence–absence patterns of leaf‐mining insects on different plants in a forest‐grassland ecotone in Northeast China. We identified the following patterns: (1) After phylogenetic correction, plants with high importance values are more likely to host leafminers at the species, genus, or family level. (2) Other factors including phylogenetic isolation, life form, water ecotype, and phytogeographical type of plants have different influences on the relationship between plant dominance and leafminer presence. In summary, the importance value is a valid predictor of the presence of consumers, even when we consider the effects of plant phylogeny and other plant attributes. Dominant plant groups are large and susceptible targets of leaf‐mining insects. The consistent leaf‐mining distribution pattern across different countries, vegetation types, and plant taxa can be explained by the “species‐area relationship” or the “plant apparency hypothesis.”

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“…Thus, if the community variation patterns are consistent between at least two groups, is possible to simplify monitoring programs by sampling only one group (Johnson & Hering 2010;Landeiro et al, 2012). Furthemore, higher taxonomic levels can be used, as information on family level or genus replacing species (taxonomic resolution) or species occurrence família?…”

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“…The environmental impacts have been occurring faster than we can monitor and maintain biodiversity (Bini et al, 2007;Landeiro et al, 2012;Martinelli et al, 2010). The increase of impacted areas affects directly and indirectly the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, highly contributing to the extinction of species (Ceballos et al, 2015).…”

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Is it possible to simplify environmental monitoring? Approaches with zooplankton in a hydroelectric reservoir

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Cite as: Missias, A.C.A. et al. Is it possible to simplify environmental monitoring? Approaches with zooplankton in a hydroelectric reservoir. Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2017, vol. 29, e8. Abstract: Aim:In order to contribute to the knowledge about the simplification of biological surveys, this study evaluated the use of substitute groups, numeric and taxonomic resolution for the three main groups of zooplankton (cladocerans, copepods and rotifers) in a Hydropower Plant (UHE). The following issues were addressed: (i) the patterns of spatial and/or temporal ordering generated between each zooplankton group are in concordance? (ii) The concordance is maintained using presence/absence data instead of density data? (iii) The identification of organisms to the species level can be replaced by genus or family level? Methods: Samples were taken in seven sample units over five campaigns between 2009 and 2010 in the UHE Serra da Mesa (Goiás, Brazil). To evaluate the correlation between each pair of matrices was used the Mantel test. Results: The results demonstrate that the replacements should not be made among the zooplanktonic groups, requiring the monitoring of three groups (copepods, cladocerans and rotifers). Furthermore, the results suggest the use of density data of individuals rather than just presence/absence of species. Finally, the results of this study indicate the possibility to use data at species level instead of data at genus or family level. Conclusion: For zooplankton community monitoring purposes only the use of taxonomic resolution showed to be efficient for this area of study, not being recommended the use of surrogate groups or numerical resolution.

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How far can we go in simplifying biomonitoring assessments? An integrated analysis of taxonomic surrogacy, taxonomic sufficiency and numerical resolution in a megadiverse region

Cited by 85 publications

References 65 publications

Patterns of liana succession in tropical forests

Patterns of liana succession in tropical forests

Are dominant plant species more susceptible to leaf‐mining insects? A case study at Saihanwula Nature Reserve, China

Is it possible to simplify environmental monitoring? Approaches with zooplankton in a hydroelectric reservoir

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