Sampling efficiency of a protocol to measure Odonata diversity in tropical streams.

ABSTRACT: Odonata can be sampled following different types of protocols. In Brazil, the most used protocol is the scanning in fixed areas method, where a 100-meter transect is delimited in one of the stream margins, subdivided into 20 segments measuring 5 meters. Despite being universally used, the methodological efficiency or limitations of this protocol for Odonata has never been tested. In this scenario, our objective was to assess the efficiency of the sampling protocol to measure the richness and composition of Odonata in three fundamental aspects: the time of sampling and sampling effort over time and space. We show that the best sampling efficiency was achieved in collections performed at noon, in transects measuring 100 meters, requiring at least two samplings in the same location, supportin

SUBMITTER: Batista JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7942985 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature