Amazonian Odonata Trait Bank.
| Title: | Amazonian Odonata Trait Bank. |
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| Authors: | Ferreira, Victor Rennan Santos1 (AUTHOR) victor_rennan890@hotmail.com, de Resende, Bethânia Oliveira1 (AUTHOR), Bastos, Rafael Costa1 (AUTHOR), da Brito, Joás Silva1 (AUTHOR), de Carvalho, Fernando Geraldo1 (AUTHOR), Calvão, Lenize Batista1 (AUTHOR), Oliveira‐Junior, José Max Barbosa2 (AUTHOR), Neiss, Ulisses Gaspar3 (AUTHOR), Ferreira, Rhainer4 (AUTHOR), Juen, Leandro1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Jun2023, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p1-21. 21p. |
| Subject Terms: | *ODONATA, *LITERARY sources, *SPECIES distribution, *DATABASES, *RAIN forests |
| Abstract: | Discussion regarding the gaps of knowledge on Odonata is common in the literature. Such gaps are even greater when dealing with basic biological data for biodiverse environments like the Amazon Rainforest. Therefore, studies that address, classify, and standardize functional traits allow the elaboration of a wide range of ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Moreover, such endeavors aid conservation and management planning by providing a better understanding of which functional traits are filtered or favored under environmental changes. Here, our main goal was to produce a database with 68 functional traits of 218 Odonata species that occur in the Brazilian Amazon. We extracted data on behavior, habit/habitat (larvae and adults), thermoregulation, and geographic distribution from 419 literature sources classified into different research areas. Moreover, we measured 22 morphological traits of approximately 2500 adults and categorized species distributions based on approximately 40,000 geographic records for the Americas. As a result, we provided a functional matrix and identified different functional patterns for the Odonata suborders, as well as a strong relationship between the different trait categories. For this reason, we recommend the selection of key traits that represent a set of functional variables, reducing the sampling effort. In conclusion, we detect and discuss gaps in the literature and suggest research to be developed with the present Amazonian Odonata Trait Bank (AMO‐TB). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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