Abstract The 'taxonomic sufficiency'(TS) approach has been applied to algae, protists,
invertebrates, and vertebrates, generally by aggregating species-level abundance data to a …

To determine the effect of rivers, environmental conditions, and isolation by distance on the
distribution of species in Amazonia. Location: Brazilian Amazonia. Time period: Current …

The scarcity of knowledge about both biodiversity (Linnean shortfall) and the geographic
distributions of species (Wallacean shortfall) makes it hard to conduct biomonitoring …

Odonates are suggested as bioindicators of human impact. However, their complex life
cycles add additional challenges in the practical use as bioindicators, because the level of …

Background Chironomids, or non-biting midges, often dominate stream invertebrate
communities in terms of biomass, abundance, and species richness and play an important …

Taxonomic sufficiency (TS) has been proposed for assessing community composition and
environmental impacts as a way to balance the need to indicate the biology of the organisms …

It is typically at the species level where the responses of organisms to natural environmental
gradients are the most clearly visible. However, due to the fact that many organismal groups …

Studies on aquatic insects have found divergent results when assessing the effects of the
environment and spatial structure on the community. The inappropriate choice of taxonomic …

Aim Despite the accelerating loss of biodiversity and the increased number of methods for
conservation planning, the availability of information about the spatial distribution of …

The use of species traits offers a promising approach to the understanding of the main
processes underlying metacommunity patterns. We analyzed samples of periphytic algae in …