干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Odonata Assemblages as a Tool to Assess the Conservation Value of Intermittent Rivers in the Mediterranean

Arid

DOI	10.3390/insects13070584
	Odonata Assemblages as a Tool to Assess the Conservation Value of Intermittent Rivers in the Mediterranean
	Vilenica, Marina; Rebrina, Fran; Ruzanovic, Lea; Gulin, Vesna; Brigic, Andreja
通讯作者	Vilenica, M
来源期刊	INSECTS
EISSN	2075-4450
出版年	2022
卷号	13 期号:7
英文摘要	Simple Summary Intermittent rivers and are an important source of water in arid regions such as the Mediterranean. Water resources and riparian habitats in the Mediterranean regions are under diverse anthropogenic pressures, including the land-use change. We studied Odonata adults at four intermittent Mediterranean rivers in the Dinaric Western Balkans ecoregion, with the aim of inspecting the conservation value of these habitats based on Odonata assemblages and in the context of the surrounding land-cover heterogeneity. We analyzed several diversity and conservation indices and recorded significant differences in Odonata species richness and Croatian Conservation Odonatological index among the studied rivers. Our findings showed that land use, as a long-term moderate anthropogenic impact, can enhance land-cover heterogeneity and in some cases even lead to increased Odonata diversity in the intermittent rivers in the Mediterranean. Intermittent rivers, lotic habitats that cease to flow during the dry periods of the year, make up a large proportion of the world's inland waters and are an important source of water in arid regions such as the Mediterranean. Yet, water resources and riparian habitats in the Mediterranean regions are under diverse anthropogenic pressures, including land-use change. Odonata are widely used as a valuable tool for assessing freshwater ecosystems. Hence, with the aim of inspecting the conservation value of intermittent rivers in the Mediterranean based on the assemblages they support, we studied Odonata adults at four intermittent Mediterranean rivers in the Dinaric Western Balkans ecoregion with respect to the surrounding land-cover heterogeneity. We analyzed several diversity and conservation indices and recorded significant differences in Odonata species richness and Croatian Conservation Odonatological index among the studied rivers. Our findings showed that land use, as a long-term moderate anthropogenic impact, can enhance land-cover heterogeneity and in some cases even lead to increased Odonata diversity in intermittent rivers in the Mediterranean. Intermittent rivers provide habitat for several threatened Odonata species, suggesting the importance of Odonata in planning the conservation activities in these vulnerable ecosystems.
英文关键词	dragonflies threatened species land use diversity indices conservation indices
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000831844300001
WOS关键词	FRESH-WATER BIODIVERSITY ; LAND-USE ; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES ; HABITAT HETEROGENEITY ; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY ; DRAGONFLIES ODONATA ; SPECIES RICHNESS ; LANDSCAPE ; COMMUNITIES ; VEGETATION
WOS类目	Entomology
WOS研究方向	Entomology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/393103
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Vilenica, Marina,Rebrina, Fran,Ruzanovic, Lea,et al. Odonata Assemblages as a Tool to Assess the Conservation Value of Intermittent Rivers in the Mediterranean[J],2022,13(7).
APA	Vilenica, Marina,Rebrina, Fran,Ruzanovic, Lea,Gulin, Vesna,&Brigic, Andreja.(2022).Odonata Assemblages as a Tool to Assess the Conservation Value of Intermittent Rivers in the Mediterranean.INSECTS,13(7).
MLA	Vilenica, Marina,et al."Odonata Assemblages as a Tool to Assess the Conservation Value of Intermittent Rivers in the Mediterranean".INSECTS 13.7(2022).