2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00106.x
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Rare Species and Ecosystem Functioning

Abstract: The role of diversity in the maintenance of ecosystems has been studied widely in the past decade.By correlating richness and diversity with basic ecosystem processes, these investigations lend support to the hypothesis that species diversity significantly influences ecosystem functioning and, in turn, provide support for the conservation of biodiversity. Nonetheless, the majority of these investigations demonstrate that conservation of a relatively small number of generally dominant species is sufficient to m… Show more

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“…Our findings provide evidence that many rare bacterial taxa are active and thus have the potential to increase when rare, which is an important criterion when evaluating species coexistence and the assembly of food webs (41). Moreover, as has been found with macroorganisms (42), rare taxa may have important implications for the contribution of microbial diversity to ecosystem functioning.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Our findings provide evidence that many rare bacterial taxa are active and thus have the potential to increase when rare, which is an important criterion when evaluating species coexistence and the assembly of food webs (41). Moreover, as has been found with macroorganisms (42), rare taxa may have important implications for the contribution of microbial diversity to ecosystem functioning.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Nonetheless, these uncommon species may play critical roles by becoming dominant following particular environmental triggers (Lyons et al, 2005). In highly stressed communities, resource availability limits the number of co-occurring species with similar ecological requirements; therefore, only those species highly adapted to the stressing factor survive (Baruch et al, 1996).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Também, constatou-se que oito espécies eram muito frequentes e 63 pouco frequentes, não sendo nenhuma espécie classificada como frequente, resultado este que também já foi evidenciado nos estudos de GRACIANI et al Através dessa análise, pode-se afirmar que, das 71 espécies de gafanhotos coletadas, neste estudo, 74,6% estão classificadas como raras e mínimas, o que serve de indicativo para a valoração das áreas estudadas, pois reúnem um grande número de espécies de gafanhotos dessas categorias faunísticas (Tabela 1). Quanto a isso, é sabido que áreas detentoras de grande número de espécies raras podem ser consideradas mais vulneráveis à extinção, visto que, por possuírem baixa densidade, são suscetíveis ao isolamento reprodutivo (LYONS et al, 2005). Ressalta-se, ainda, a importância da realização de estudos que identifiquem o papel dessas espécies nos ambientes, também, servem para indicar que ações Quanto ao índice de diversidade (H), os resultados mostraram que a área denominada Ilha Grande (A1IG) teve o menor valor (Ds: 0.4397), com riqueza de apenas 11 espécies amostradas.…”
Section: Análise Faunísticaunclassified