Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 2007 · 25 citations · 28 references
Life SciencesEcologyZoologyInsect BiodiversityInsect SystematicsSystematicsBiodiversityBiodiversity InventoryInsect Species RichnessSpecies DistributionSpecies RichnessSpecies Richness PatternsBiodiversity Hotspot AssessmentBiodiversity Hotspot IdentificationDiptera DiversityLocal Species RichnessMultispecies Bayesian InferenceRegional Species RichnessSpecies Richness EstimationSpecies Richness Estimators
The Atlantic Forest of Brazil has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot of global significance. We assessed chironomid (Diptera:Chironomidae) taxa richness in 2 vegetation types in this region: the Atlantic Rain Forest and the Atlantic Semi-deciduous Forest. Taxa were collected from 15 low-order streams across multiple habitats. A total of 191 morphospecies were recognized (125 Chironominae, 28 Tanypodinae, and 38 Orthocladiinae). We estimated chironomid richness using a Bayesian statistical approach. Species-richness estimates ranged from 200 (credibility interval, 195–207) to 267 (248–288). These results place low-order streams from Atlantic Forest among the most chironomid speciose areas in the world.
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Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
Norman Myers, Russell A. Mittermeier, Cristina G. Mittermeier et al. · Nature · 2000 · 31.2K citations · Full text
Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation Biology +13