Conservation evaluation and the choice of faunal taxa to sample |
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Authors: | R Henry L Disney Ewa Durska |
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Institution: | (1) Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, England;(2) Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | Since the coining of the term, biodiversity has come to be understood as being more than a synonym for species richness. It
also embraces a diversity of lifestyles, so that of two samples with the same number of species one that solely comprises
a diversity of herbivores is considered to be less biodiverse than one that includes detritivores, predators, parasitoids,
parasites, etc. as well. It seems that Phoridae could be a prime candidate for use in conservation evaluation exercises because
the larvae of this family exhibit a greater range of habits than any other family of animals on the planet. |
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Keywords: | Conservation evaluation Diversity Scuttle-fly (Diptera Phoridae) |
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