The hidden side of diversity: Effects of imperfect detection on multiple dimensions of biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: Studies on ecological communities often address patterns of species distribution and abundance, but few consider uncertainty in counts of both species and individuals when computing diversity measures.We evaluated the extent to which imperfect detection may influence patterns of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in ecological communities.We estimated the true abundance of fruit-feeding butterflies sampled in canopy and understory strata in a subtropical forest. We compared the diversity values calculated by observed and estimated abundance data through the hidden diversity framework. This framework evaluates the deviation of observed diversity when compared with diversities derived from estimated true abundances and whether such deviation represents a bias or a noise in the

SUBMITTER: Richter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8462181 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature