Alexis Lolas

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Is there an identification key for Mediterranean limpets available?

I am looking for a key to identify the common Patella species in Eastern Mediterranean, mainly from external characteristics, in order to be distinguished in the field by students. Digital (pdf,...

02 November 2015 2,191 6 View

What is the correct way to refer to species in a manuscript?

When writing a manuscript, how should we refer to species? With their full accepted name, citing the original contributor and the contributors that altered the taxonomic classification of the...

21 October 2013 4,408 39 View

Should I consider empty shells when estimating Biodiversity Indices?

I have a soft sediment sample and I want to calculate some of the common Biodiversity indices (e.g. Shannon's, Simpson's, Margalef's, etc.). Since most of the gastropod shells are empty, can I...

08 August 2013 3,450 7 View

Is there a way (e.g. specific software) to create random faunal sub-datasets from an original dataset , in order to estimate Biodiversity Indices

I am trying to evaluate the sensitivity of some of the most commonly used Biodiversity Indices (for details see http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.200390004 [Beisel et al. 2003]) and I want to create...

01 July 2013 4,806 7 View