Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Odonata from Iberá Wetland System (Corrientes, Argentina) Are Regional Biogeographic Schemes Useful to Assess Odonata Biodiversity and Its Conservation? |
| Authors: |
del Palacio, Alejandro, Lozano, Federico, Ramos, Lia S., Navarro, María de las Mercedes, Muzón, Javier |
| Source: |
Diversity (14242818); Oct2022, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p842-N.PAG, 15p |
| Subject Terms: |
BIODIVERSITY conservation, ODONATA, WETLANDS, FRESHWATER organisms, NATURAL history, FRESHWATER biodiversity |
| Geographic Terms: |
ARGENTINA |
| Abstract: |
Regionalization schemes reflect different macroscale distribution patterns and show large areas characterized by a common natural history, resulting in similar associations of biotic and abiotic features. Freshwater biota and terrestrial biota do not respond in the same way to environmental variables. The Iberá Depression, one of the largest wetlands in South America, is recognized in many schemes either as a functional unit or as an area with an ecotonal character. We used the distributional data of 128 species of Odonata, from a total of 103 collection sites from Corrientes and Misiones provinces, to test if Iberá functions as an ecological and functional unit, based on the Odonata distribution patterns. In addition, we tested if their distribution patterns fit into the most widespread regionalization schemes (hydrological basins, biogeographical provinces and ecoregions) used in Argentina. The Iberá Depression was not recovered as a functional unit; its sub-basins are more related to external basins than to each other. Neither the ecoregion nor the biogeographical schemes are suitable to explain the distribution patterns of the Odonata. The Odonata seem to respond to the availability of particular wetlands (e.g., ponds, streams, rivers, swamps, etc.), or to specific physical characteristics, such as the type of sediment, the availability of oxygen, etc., instead of to biogeographical or ecoregional schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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