Sampling completeness changes perceptions of continental scale climate–species richness relationships in odonates

ALVARES-MARTINS, F.; STROPP, J. ; JUEN, L.; LADLE, R.J.; LOBO, J.M. ; MARTINEZ-ARRIBAS, J. ; DE MARCO JR. , P.; BRASIL, L.S.; SANTOS FERREIRA, V.R.; COSTA BASTOS, R.; CÓRDOBA-AGUILAR, A.; MEDINA-ESPINOZA, E.; DUTRA, S.; VILELA, DIOGO S.; CORDERO-RIVERA, ADOLFO; DEL PALACIO, A.; RAMÍREZ, A.; CARVALHO-SOARES, A.A.; SILVA FARIAS, A.B. ; OLIVEIRA DE RESENDE, B.; DOS SANTOS, B.; BOTA-SIERRA, C.A.; MENDOZA-PENAGOS, CRISTIAN CAMILO; SILAS VERA, D.; ANJOS DOS SANTOS D.; PÉRICO, E.; GONZÁLEZ-SORIANO, E.; OLIVEIRA ROQUE, F.; LOZANO, F.; CARVALHO, F. G.; LENCIONI, F.A.A.; MUZÓN, J.; PESSACQ P.; GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, R.; KOROIVA, RICARDO; NEISS, U.G.; HOTAL, J.

JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2023 p. 1 - 15

0305-0270

Insects are one of the least studied taxa, with most species lacking basic ecological and biogeographical information. This problem is particularly acute in the tropics, where low sampling effort hampers accurate estimates of species richness at scale and potentially confounds efforts to identify the drivers of biogeographical gradients. Here, we evaluate the quality of the data on the distribution and diversity of odonate species in the Neotropics, while also examining the influence of sampling completeness on climate–richness relationships using a comprehensive database of odonates.