Assessing completeness of mexican sphinx moth inventories through species accumulation functions
Accumulation curves were fitted to faunal lists for moths of the family Sphingididae for three Mexican sites. Information coming from both museum data and ad hoc inventory efforts was used and compared. Two different accumulation models were used to extrapolate predictions of fauna sizes, and a non-parametric method was used to validate the results of the models. One of the models was found to provide practical and informative extrapolations of fauna size, with the non-parametric method also being useful when detailed information on specimen frequencies is available.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Sphingidae, Polillas, Modelos estadísticos, Artfrosur, |
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| Summary: | Accumulation curves were fitted to faunal lists for moths of the family Sphingididae for three Mexican sites. Information coming from both museum data and ad hoc inventory efforts was used and compared. Two different accumulation models were used to extrapolate predictions of fauna sizes, and a non-parametric method was used to validate the results of the models. One of the models was found to provide practical and informative extrapolations of fauna size, with the non-parametric method also being useful when detailed information on specimen frequencies is available. |
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