We know that diversity studies have a key role in the selection of conservation strategies, what implications does beta diversity have due to the species turnover or nesting in the selection of these conservation strategies?
Hi, I would look at our paper, Laurencio and Fitzgerald 2010. Journal of Tropical Ecology. We discuss beta diversity and implications for conservation. Good sources for you in the lit cited too.
Hello Rogelio; I have done several long-term monitoring studies of ants. One of the studies ran for 10 years without interruption. The appearance of rare species seriously confuses the distinction between alpha and beta diversity. Species lists never drew to an asymptote! Rare species keep appearing now and then. You can't tell whether they have been in the area all along or if they are new.
Your question is a critical one. All I could ever do was to point out the problem in any report. Best regards, Jim Des Lauriers
Hi, you may also have a look at the paper of Baselga (2010): Partitioning the turnover and nestedness components of beta diversity. As Jim said, for really rare species with a high probability to be overlooked, it is almost impossible to partition beta in turnover and nestedness. Best regards, Till
I recommend you:
Socolar, J. B., Gilroy, J. J., Kunin, W. E., & Edwards, D. P. (2016). How should beta-diversity inform biodiversity conservation?. Trends in ecology & evolution, 31(1), 67-80.
Lazzari, N., Martín-López, B., Sanabria-Fernandez, J. A., & Becerro, M. A. (2020). Alpha and beta diversity across coastal marine social-ecological systems: Implications for conservation. Ecological Indicators, 109, 105786.
Rother, D. C., Liboni, A. P., Magnago, L. F. S., Chao, A., Chazdon, R. L., & Rodrigues, R. R. (2019). Ecological restoration increases conservation of taxonomic and functional beta diversity of woody plants in a tropical fragmented landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 451, 117538.
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