Beetle mania: Understanding pond aquatic beetles diversity patterns through a multiple-facet approach.

ABSTRACT: Ecological studies searching for drivers of biodiversity variation have frequently focused on taxonomic richness. However, more aspects of biodiversity, namely diversity facets can be considered to properly assess biotic-environment relationships. Here, we explore the environmental factors that could control the four biodiversity facets of aquatic Coleoptera from 93 regionally sampled Patagonian ponds. We also explore which are the ponds with high diversity values of all facets to prioritize them with a high conservation value. We fitted generalized additive models (GAM) to test relationships among environment (i.e., local and climatic variables) and aquatic beetles diversity facets (i.e., richness (SD), functional diversity (FD), phylogenetic diversity (PD), and local contribution to loca

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Roman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558903 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature