Sampling completeness changes perceptions of continental scale climate–species richness relationships in odonates

• Autores: Alves Martins, Fernanda; Stropp, Juliana; Juen, Leandro; Ladle, Richard J.; Lobo, Jorge M.; Martinez Arribas, Javier; Marco Júnior, Paulo De; Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro; Ferreira, Victor Rennan Santos; Bastos, Rafael Costa; Córdoba Aguilar, Alex; Medina Espinoza, Emmy Fiorella; Dutra, Silvia Viviana; Vilela, Diogo Silva; Cordero Rivera, Adolfo; del Palacio, Alejandro; Ramírez, Alonso; Carvalho Soares, Anderson André; Farias, Antonio Bruno Silva; Resende, Bethânia Oliveira de; Santos, Bruna dos; Bota Sierra, Cornelio A.; Mendoza Penagos, Cristian Camilo; Veras, Daniel Silas; Pessacq, Pablo; Miguel, Thiago Barros; Mendes, Thiago Pereira; Neiss, Ulisses Gaspar; Almeida, Wanessa Rejane de; Hortal, Joaquín
• Año de publicación: 2024
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: damselflies; dragonflies; Meso-America; sensitivity analysis
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Aim: Insects are one of the least studied taxa, with most species lacking basic ecological and biogeographical information. This problem is particularly acute in the tropics, where low sampling effort hampers accurate estimates of species richness at scale and potentially confounds efforts to identify the drivers of biogeographical gradients. Here, we evaluate the quality of the data on the distribution and diversity of odonate species in the Neotropics, while also examining the influence of sampling completeness on climate–richness relationships using a comprehensive database of odonates. Location: The Neotropics. Taxon: Odonata. Methods: Using 56,535 records collected from 1970 to 2021, we assess whether climate–species richness models vary under different scenarios of survey completeness. Results: Our survey compilation revealed that most Neotropical diversity of Odonata likely remains unknown. Only 1% of the one-degree cells covering the Neotropics held reliable information on odonate species richness, with particularly severe gaps in the Caribbean, Central America, northeastern Brazil and northern Chile. Temperature, precipitation and potential evapotranspiration exert consistent effects on Odonata richness across the entire Neotropics, regardless the level of survey completeness. Whereas seasonality-related variables are less important predictors of species richness at the biogeographical scale. Main Conclusions: By highlighting areas where inventories are more reliable and identifying regions that require increased data collection efforts and mobilization, our assessment offers a roadmap for improving the reliability of odonate inventories in the Neotropics. Furthermore, our findings underscore the importance of accounting for varying levels of survey completeness in macroecological models to reveal robust climate–species richness relationships. Simultaneously, they highlight strong climatic predictors of species richness, irrespective of survey effort intensity. These predictors provide a solid foundation for modelling and predicting odonate species richness in the Neotropics.
Fil: Alves Martins, Fernanda. Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidades y Recursos Energético; Portugal. Universidad de Porto; Portugal
Fil: Stropp, Juliana. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Juen, Leandro. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Ladle, Richard J.. Universidad de Porto; Portugal. Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidades y Recursos Energético; Portugal
Fil: Lobo, Jorge M.. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Martinez Arribas, Javier. Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidades y Recursos Energético; Portugal
Fil: Marco Júnior, Paulo De. Universidade Federal de Goiás; Brasil
Fil: Schlemmer Brasil, Leandro. Universidade Federal Do Mato Grosso;
Fil: Ferreira, Victor Rennan Santos. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Bastos, Rafael Costa. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Córdoba Aguilar, Alex. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Medina Espinoza, Emmy Fiorella. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Dutra, Silvia Viviana. Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins; Brasil
Fil: Vilela, Diogo Silva. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; Brasil
Fil: Cordero Rivera, Adolfo. Universidad de Vigo; España
Fil: del Palacio, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda; Argentina
Fil: Ramírez, Alonso. North Carolina State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Carvalho Soares, Anderson André. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Farias, Antonio Bruno Silva. Universidade Federal de Sergipe; Brasil
Fil: Resende, Bethânia Oliveira de. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Santos, Bruna dos. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Bota Sierra, Cornelio A.. Universidad de Antioquia; Colombia. University of Alabama at Birmingahm; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mendoza Penagos, Cristian Camilo. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Veras, Daniel Silas. Universidade Federal do Pará; Brasil
Fil: Pessacq, Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina
Fil: Miguel, Thiago Barros. Instituto Federal de Educação Ciências e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso; Brasil
Fil: Mendes, Thiago Pereira. Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; Brasil
Fil: Neiss, Ulisses Gaspar. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Brasil. Instituto de Criminalística; Brasil
Fil: Almeida, Wanessa Rejane de. Universidade Federal de Sergipe; Brasil
Fil: Hortal, Joaquín. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Universidade Federal de Goiás; Brasil