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Patterns in freshwater diatom taxonomic distinctness along an eutrophication gradient [PDF]

Freshwater Biology, 2009
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Leira, M., Chen, G., Dalton, C., Irvine, K. and Taylor, D., 2009. Patterns in freshwater diatom taxonomic distinctness along an eutrophication gradient.
Manel Leira, Guangjie Chen, Kenneth Irvine   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Taxonomic distinctness in Mediterranean marine nematodes and its relevance for environmental impact assessment [PDF]

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2012
Taxonomic distinctness has been applied successfully for the exploration of biodiversity patterns, yet its relevance in environmental impact assessment is far from being unquestioned.
Stanislao Bevilacqua, Roberto Sandulli, Antonio Terlizzi   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Are taxonomic distinctness measures compliant to other ecological indicators in assessing ecological status? [PDF]

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2006
Assessing the ecological status, a concept implemented in the European Water Framework Directive [EC, 2000. Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy PE ...
F Salas, Joana Patricio, Concepción Marcos   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Taxonomic distinctness and diversity of a hyperseasonal savanna in central Brazil

Diversity and Distributions, 2006
ABSTRACTSavannas are characterized by a sharp seasonality, in which the water shortage defines the community functioning. Hyperseasonal savannas, however, experience additionally waterlogging in the rainy season. Since waterlogging may cause local extinctions of intolerant species, we asked whether waterlogging constricts the phylogenetic structure of ...
Marco Antonio Batalha
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Biodiversity evaluation of the macroalgal flora of the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea) using taxonomic distinctness indices

Hydrobiologia, 2007
Recently a new index has been proposed for the evaluation of biodiversity: taxonomic distinctness. One of the positive features of this index is that it is neither sampling-effort nor sample-size dependent.
Annalisa Falace
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Can excluding non-insect taxa from stream macroinvertebrate surveys enhance the sensitivity of taxonomic distinctness indices to human disturbance?

Ecological Indicators, 2014
Taxonomic distinctness (TD) indices are increasingly recognized as promising measures of diversity for assessing the quality of aquatic ecosystems.
Xiaoming Jiang, Zhuoyan Song, Zhicai Xie   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Application of taxonomic distinctness indices of fish assemblages for assessing effects of river-lake disconnection and eutrophication in floodplain lakes

Ecological Indicators, 2020
The taxonomic distinctness (TD) indices have been recommended as robust measures for detecting human disturbances, due to their appealing properties such as independence of sampling settings and statistical framework for discriminating disturbed habitats
Xiaoming Jiang, Baozhu Pan
exaly   +2 more sources

Seasonal variations in macrobenthic taxonomic diversity and the application of taxonomic distinctness indices in Bohai Bay, northern China

Ecological Indicators, 2016
Abstract Taxonomic diversity indices have a number of desirable properties as indicators in the assessment of environmental quality, and have become an important measure in biodiversity studies. Macrobenthic taxonomic variations were studied in Bohai Bay, northern China, an area under threat from rapid human development. Four seasonal cruise datasets
Qingtian Zhang
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The application of an indicator based on taxonomic distinctness for UK marine biodiversity assessments

Journal of Environmental Management, 2006
Mankind needs to use the resources and opportunities offered by the marine environment while protecting ecological processes and systems. This is the foundation for sustainable development, which can only be achieved by adopting an appropriate management approach.
K Robert Clarke, Paul J Somerfield, Richard M Warwick   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

A further biodiversity index applicable to species lists: variation in taxonomic distinctness [PDF]

Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 2001
A further biodiversity index is proposed, based on taxonomic (or phylogenetic) relatedness of species, namely the Œvariation in taxonomic distinctness¹ (VarTD, Λ+) between every pair of species recorded in a study.
Kr Clarke, R M Warwick
exaly   +2 more sources