Evaluating Mathematical Concordance Between Taxonomic and Functional Diversity Metrics in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities.

Gonzalo Sotomayor, Henrietta Hampel, Raúl F Vázquez, Christine Van der Heyden, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter L M Goethals

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Gonzalo SotomayorFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Paseo de la Universidad No. 300, Quito 170147, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-3743-4526

Henrietta HampelLaboratorio de Ecología Acuática (LEA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Cuenca, Av. Victor Albornoz y Calle de los Cerezos, Cuenca 010207, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-2249-5369

Raúl F VázquezLaboratorio de Ecología Acuática (LEA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Cuenca, Av. Victor Albornoz y Calle de los Cerezos, Cuenca 010207, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-5372

Christine Van der HeydenHealth and Water Research Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hogeschool Gent/University of Applied Sciences and Arts HOGENT, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9316-5530

Marie Anne Eurie ForioDepartment of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6675-4751

Peter L M GoethalsDepartment of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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Abstract

Understanding the structural concordance between taxonomic and functional diversity (FD) metrics is essential for improving the ecological interpretation of community patterns in biomonitoring programs. This study evaluated the concordance between taxonomic and FD metrics of benthic macroinvertebrates along a fluvial habitat quality gradient in the Paute River Basin, Ecuador. Macroinvertebrate communities were sampled over six years at twelve sampling points and assessed using four taxonomic metrics: Shannon diversity (H), the Margalef index (D

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benthic macroinvertebratesfluvial habitat quality gradientfunctional diversity metricsmathematical concordancetaxonomic diversity metrics

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PMID40563943

DOI10.3390/biology14060692

PMCPMC12189454

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