Paving the Way for Standardized and Comparable Subterranean Biodiversity Studies
| Autor: | David C Culver, Peter Trontelj, Maja Zagmajster, Tanja Pipan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Subterranean Biology, Vol 10, Iss 0, Pp 43-50 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1768-1448 1314-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/subtbiol.10.4759 |
| Popis: | A series of potential pitfalls (fallacies) in estimating subterranean biodiversity are outlined: (1) provincialism—treating different regions differently, especially with respect to new discoveries and undescribed species; (2) equality of described and undescribed species—ignoring the possibility that undescribed species are not really new species; (3) isotropy—assuming all cave regions of similar size have equally rich faunas; (4) scale invariance—ignoring the affect of area on species richness; and (5) misuse of expert opinion—the over-reliance on experts estimates often without comparable estimates for all areas. Some standard procedures are suggested for subterranean biodiversity studies, and the value of such studies is emphasized. |
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