Inventorying and monitoring biodiversity

Stork, Nigel E.; Samways, Michael J.; Eeley, Harriet A. C.

doi:10.1016/0169-5347(96)81070-6

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“…En este escenario, el inventario biológico y el monitoreo de ambientes costeros permiten comparaciones con una base de datos, a fin de que pueda ser utilizado en cualquier acción de manejo y/o investigación de la biodiversidad (Stork et al 1996). Entre las comunidades bentónicas costeras que más se prestan para estudios de biomonitoreo están aquellas que son sésiles y sedentarias (Rinderhagen et al 2000).…”

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Zonación vertical del macrobentos de sustratos sólidos del estuario del río Massangana, Bahía de Suape, Pernambuco, Brasil

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. 2009. Vertical zonation of the hard substrata macrofauna of the Massangana River estuary, Suape Bay (Pernambuco, Brazil). Biota Neotrop. 9(1): http://www.biotaneotropica. org.br/v9n1/en/abstract?article+bn01609012009. Abstract:The estuarine area of the Massangana River (Pernambuco, Brazil) undergoes several kinds of interventions as a result of the activities of the Suape Industrial and Harbor Complex, which could affect local biotic communities. Thus, this study aimed to verify the composition of the benthic macrofauna of hard substrates regarding their vertical distribution in order to support the future biomonitoring of possible changes in this complex. The invertebrates found in an area of 519 m 2 were collected and their distribution on the biogenic and abiogenic substrates was described. A total of 79 species were found, primarily in the mangroves and distributed in three intertidal zones: a Chthamaletum, which comprised the intertidal and upper shore, the balanid zone, with barnacles and oysters in the mid intertidal, and the Bostrychietum, in the lowest region. In general, this matched the Brazilian and international vertical distribution patterns for mangrove invertebrates. The presence of rocky substrate and the area's high salinity made possible the occurrence of 28 species-including the coral Siderastrea stellata -in an estuarine area. The enlarged distribution of the bivalve Isognomon alatus, the barnacle Amphibalanus reticulatus, and the bryozoans Biflustra savartii, Bowerbankia gracilis, and Conopeum reticulum on the Brazilian coast can be explained by the proximity to the Port of Suape, which allows for passive transportation on ships. The scattered distribution of the fouling organisms among the substrates and the absence of characteristic animals of this ecosystem (such as the mussels) suggest that the environment is already undergoing some stress due to the diverse human interventions occurring in this area. Keywords: spatial distribution, macrobenthos, mangrove, biodiversity, Northeast Brazil. Resumen: El área estuarina del río Massangana (Pernambuco, Brasil) está sujeta a diversas intervenciones antropomórficas resultantes de las actividades del Complejo Industrial y Portuario de Suape, que pueden afectar las comunidades bióticas. Con esa perspectiva, este estudio tuvo como finalidad verificar la composición de la macrofauna bentónica de los sustratos sólidos, en su gradiente de distribución vertical, que sirva de referencia para futuros monitoreos biológicos relacionados a los cambios que pueden ocurrir en el complejo portuario. Se colectaron los invertebrados presentes en un área de 519 m 2 y su distribución en los sustratos biogénicos y abiogénicos es mostrada en el siguiente trabajo. Fueron encontradas 79 especies presentes principalmente en los mangles y distribuidas en tres zonas del intermareal: Chthamaletum, delimitando el supralitoral, "zona balanoide", conteniendo cirripedios y ostras, en la región intermareal media, y el Bostrychietum, en la región inferior. Esta distribución co...

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Zonación vertical del macrobentos de sustratos sólidos del estuario del río Massangana, Bahía de Suape, Pernambuco, Brasil

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“…Dentro de este marco, la realización de inventarios de biodiversidad, a distintos niveles, es una de las tareas básicas, cuya importancia ha sido resaltada por muchos autores (May, 1988;Yoon, 1993;Stork et al, 1996). Los datos de los inventarios de flora y fauna son la base más firme para tomar decisiones fundamentadas en cuanto a la conservación de los habitat y, por otra parte, se ha subrayado que la extrapolación de datos de inventarios locales de taxones puede ser en última instancia un medio de estimación de la riqueza global de especies (Colwell & Coddington, 1994;Stork et al, 1996;Godfray et al, 1999). Gran parte del esfuerzo de inventario actual se está realizando en áreas tropicales, con mucho las más desconocidas.…”

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“…Sin embargo el paulatino declive del trabajo taxonómico, registrado desde hace décadas, ha conllevado una notoria escasez de taxónomos especialistas, los úni-cos que pueden garantizar la identificación de grandes grupos de organismos deficientemente conocidos, especialmente de insectos. Este hecho ha sido repetidamente advertido como uno de los principales obstáculos para acometer con garantías de éxito el inventario global de la Biodiversidad subrayando la acuciante necesidad de programas de formación de taxónomos en grupos hiperdiversos de organismos (Holden, 1989;Stork et al, 1996). Por otra parte, el trabajo de cualquier inventario completo local de insectos conlleva un esfuerzo ingente en recursos y tiempo, y es muy difícil reunir el esfuerzo humano y material necesario para acometer la empresa con garantías de éxito.…”

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Inventario de Hymenoptera (Hexapoda) en El Ventorrillo: un rico enclave de biodiversidad en la Sierra de Guadarrama (España Central)

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“…The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA 2005) focused on services of different ecosystems, stressing their overall decline (Dolinar et al 2010). Continuing ecosystem services loss urgently requires techniques to rapidly assess and monitor changes in ecosystem services (Balvanera et al 2001;Menon and Bawa 1997;Margules and Pressey 2000;Ramesh et al 1997;Stork and Samways 1995;Krishnaswamy et al 2009). …”

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Modeling hydrological ecosystem services and tradeoffs: a case study in Baiyangdian watershed, China

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Policy makers and scientists consider that land use strategies are designed to provide direct benefits to people by protecting vital ecosystem services. However, due to lack of information and evaluation methods, there is no effective and systematic tool for assessing tradeoffs between direct human benefits and ecosystem services. Land use changes influence ecosystem properties, processes and components, which are the basis for providing services. Five alternative land use scenarios (no conversion of agricultural lands, no urban expansion, agricultural expansion, forestry expansion, and riparian reforestation) were modeled for the Baiyangdian watershed, China, a densely populated, highly modified watershed with serious water shortage and pollution problems. The model InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is designed to inform decisions about natural resource management, with an aim to align economic forces with conservation. Three ecosystem services (agricultural production, hydropower production, and water quality) were modeled to balance direct benefits and hydrological ecosystem services using InVEST. The results showed that: hydropower production was the greatest in the forestry expansion, but the lowest in agricultural expansion; agricultural production was reduced the most in forestry expansion, while retained the most in riparian reforestation. Riparian reforestation also provided the highest N and P retention and lowest N and P exportation. Riparian reforestation was the optimal land use strategy, since it protected and enhanced the vital ecosystem services without undermining direct human benefits. This research presents an initial analytical framework for integrating direct human benefits and ecosystem services in policy planning and illustrates its application. Although there are important potential tradeoffs between ecosystem services, this systematic planning framework offers a means for identifying valuable synergies between conservation and development.

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Inventorying and monitoring biodiversity

Cited by 84 publications

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Zonación vertical del macrobentos de sustratos sólidos del estuario del río Massangana, Bahía de Suape, Pernambuco, Brasil

Zonación vertical del macrobentos de sustratos sólidos del estuario del río Massangana, Bahía de Suape, Pernambuco, Brasil

Inventario de Hymenoptera (Hexapoda) en El Ventorrillo: un rico enclave de biodiversidad en la Sierra de Guadarrama (España Central)

Modeling hydrological ecosystem services and tradeoffs: a case study in Baiyangdian watershed, China

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