Anticipating where are unknown aquatic insects in Europe to improve biodiversity conservation

Understanding biodiversity patterns is crucial for prioritizing future conservation efforts and reducing the current rates of biodiversity loss. However, a large proportion of species remain undescribed (i.e. unknown biodiversity), hindering our ability to conduct this task. This phenomenon, known a...

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Autores: González González, Marcos, Sánchez Campaña, Carlota, Múrria, Cesc, Hermoso, Virgilio, Sánchez-Fernández, David, Millán, Andrés, Moubayed, Joel, Ivkovic, Marija, Murányi, Dávid, Wolfram, Graf, Sipahiler, Füsun, Pařil, Petr, Polásková, Vendula, Bonada, Núria, Mey, Wolfram, Tierno de Figueroa, José Manuel, Derka, Tomáš
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/32372
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32372
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Understanding biodiversity patterns is crucial for prioritizing future conservation efforts and reducing the current rates of biodiversity loss. However, a large proportion of species remain undescribed (i.e. unknown biodiversity), hindering our ability to conduct this task. This phenomenon, known as the ‘Linnean shortfall’, is especially relevant in highly diverse, yet endangered, taxonomic groups, such as insects. Here we explore the distributions of recently described freshwater insect species in Europe to (1) infer the potential location of unknown biodiversity hotspots and (2) determine the variables that can anticipate the distribution of unknown biodiversity.