Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups
Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups
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DOI：
10.1007/s10841-013-9565-9
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发表时间：
2013-08-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Pryke, James
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作者：
Gerlach, Justin;Samways, Michael;Pryke, James
Bioindicators, as taxa or functional groups, are widely used as indicators of environmental change, specific ecological factors or taxonomic diversity.本文回顾了生态、环境和生物多样性指标的使用。 Although indicator taxa are considered to be generally unreliable as broad indicators of biodiversity, they may serve a useful function in identifying ecological characteristics or monitoring the effects of habitat management.仅使用狭窄范围的类群可能不可靠，并且特别容易受到少数入侵物种的影响。还需要选择分类单元以反映正在研究的特定生态系统。 It is recommended that isopods be used for soil systems (if there is sufficient local diversity), in some areas earthworms or mites may be useable but are generally too difficult to identify to be practically useful. In the ground layer indicator sets could include ants, millipedes, molluscs (snails in particular), ground beetles, harvestmen and gnaphosid spiders.叶子栖息的指示物可能包括蚂蚁、叶甲虫、蜘蛛和牛蛾。蚂蚁、直翅目动物和蝴蝶可能适合在开放的栖息地使用。在有适当资源和分类学专业知识的情况下，这些基本集应得到其他分类单元的补充。
Bioindicators, as taxa or functional groups, are widely used as indicators of environmental change, specific ecological factors or taxonomic diversity. The use of ecological, environmental and biodiversity indicators, is reviewed here. Although indicator taxa are considered to be generally unreliable as broad indicators of biodiversity, they may serve a useful function in identifying ecological characteristics or monitoring the effects of habitat management. Use of only a narrow range of taxa may be unreliable, and is particularly vulnerable to distortion by a small number of invasive species. Taxa also need to be selected to reflect the specific ecosystem being studied. It is recommended that isopods be used for soil systems (if there is sufficient local diversity), in some areas earthworms or mites may be useable but are generally too difficult to identify to be practically useful. In the ground layer indicator sets could include ants, millipedes, molluscs (snails in particular), ground beetles, harvestmen and gnaphosid spiders. Foliage-inhabiting indicators could comprise ants, chrysomelid leaf beetles, theridiid spiders and arctiid moths. Ants, orthopterans and butterflies may be appropriate for use in open habitats. These basic sets should be supplemented by other taxa where appropriate resources and taxonomic expertise are available.