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| Dato | Valore |
|---|---|
| Title | The effect of cryptic diversity on limnological inference |
| Abstract | Since the advent of DNA taxonomy and DNA barcoding, our understanding of the biological diversity in freshwater habitats shifted and improved. Now, we know that morphological approaches in species identification may be misleading, and only the integration of different tools in taxonomy can help us providing a reliable assessment of biodiversity. I will show a few examples of the presence and prevalence of cryptic species on a wide range of aquatic organisms, ranging from microscopic ones to large vertebrates, obtained using newly developed statistical approaches in species identification from DNA data. Moreover, I will provide evidence that avoiding considering the issue of cryptic species in limnology can produce biased and unreliable inference; I will provide examples from faunistic surveys of aquatic habitats, conservation priorities, plankton ecology, species co-occurrence and paleolimnology. |
| Source | SIL - XXXII Congress of the International Society of Limnology, Budapest, Ungheria, 4-9 agosto 2013 |
| Keywords | DNA taxonomyCryptic speciesLimnology |
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Abstract in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Diego Fontaneto |
| Text | 285006 2013 DNA taxonomy Cryptic species Limnology The effect of cryptic diversity on limnological inference Diego Fontaneto CNR ISE VERBANIA XXXII Congress of the International Society of Limnology Published version In SIL XXXII Congress of the International Society of Limnology Budapest, Ungheria, 4 9 agosto 2013 . Abstract, pp. 69 69. SIL, 2013. SIL XXXII Congress of the International Society of Limnology Budapest, Ungheria 4 9 agosto 2013 Internazionale Contributo Since the advent of DNA taxonomy and DNA barcoding, our understanding of the biological diversity in freshwater habitats shifted and improved. Now, we know that morphological approaches in species identification may be misleading, and only the integration of different tools in taxonomy can help us providing a reliable assessment of biodiversity. I will show a few examples of the presence and prevalence of cryptic species on a wide range of aquatic organisms, ranging from microscopic ones to large vertebrates, obtained using newly developed statistical approaches in species identification from DNA data. Moreover, I will provide evidence that avoiding considering the issue of cryptic species in limnology can produce biased and unreliable inference; I will provide examples from faunistic surveys of aquatic habitats, conservation priorities, plankton ecology, species co occurrence and paleolimnology. Abstract Abstract_Fontaneto_SIL_69.pdf Abstract in atti di convegno diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |