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Título: Local and regional rarity in a diverse tropical fish assemblage
Autor: Hercos, A. P.
Sobansky, M.
Queiroz, Helder Lima de
Magurran, Anne E.
Palavras-chave: Abundance
Biomass
Endangered Species
Fish
Lake Ecosystem
Pioneer Species
Population Distribution
Rarity
Species Diversity
Species Richness
Tropical Environment
Amazonia
Data do documento: 2013
Revista: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
É parte de: Volume 280, Número 1751
Abstract: Because most species in an ecological assemblage are rare, much of the species richness we value is due to taxa with few individuals or a restricted distribution. It has been apparent since the time of ecological pioneers such as Bates and Darwin that tropical systems have disproportionately large numbers of rare species, yet the distribution and abundance patterns of these species remain largely unknown. Here, we examine the diversity of freshwater fish in a series of lakes in the Amazonian várzea, and relate relative abundance, both as numbers of individuals and as biomass, to the occurrence of species in space and time. We find a bimodal relationship of occurrence that distinguishes temporally and spatially persistent species from those that are infrequent in both space and time. Logistic regression reveals that information on occurrence helps distinguish those species that are rare in this locality but abundant elsewhere, from those that are rare throughout the region. These results form a link between different approaches used to evaluate commonness and rarity. In doing so, they provide a tool for identifying species of high conservation priority in poorly documented but species rich localities. © 2012 The Authors.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2076
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