@Article{DiviesoRorFeiMeyPie:2020:HoPrAr,
               author = "Divieso, Raquel and Rorato Vitor, Ana Cl{\'a}udia and Feitosa, 
                         Rodrigo M. and Meyer, Andreas L. S. and Pie, Marcio R.",
          affiliation = "{Universidade Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFPR)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade Federal 
                         do Paran{\'a} (UFPR)} and {University of Cape Town} and 
                         {Universidade Federal do Paran{\'a} (UFPR)}",
                title = "How to prioritize areas for new ant surveys? Integrating 
                         historical data on species occurrence records and habitat loss",
              journal = "Journal of Insect Conservation",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "24",
                pages = "901--911",
             keywords = "Biotic surveys, Habitat loss, Conservation, Wallacean shortfall, 
                         Formicidae, Brazil.",
             abstract = "Habitat loss is a leading cause of extinctions, which may occur 
                         even before species are recorded or formally described. On the 
                         other hand, limitations in species distribution data and sampling 
                         biases can hamper inferences about patterns of species richness 
                         that form the basis of conservation strategies. Insects, despite 
                         their crucial roles in terrestrial ecosystems, are still largely 
                         neglected when dealing with biological inventories. Among insects, 
                         ants are of unique importance because of their species richness, 
                         widespread distribution, and due to their key ecosystem functions 
                         such as seed dispersal, soil nutrient cycling, predation, and 
                         biological control. In this study, we prioritize different 
                         Brazilian biomes and ecoregions for new ant surveys based on 
                         information on the distribution of occurrence records and two 
                         estimates of habitat loss for the period between 2000 and 2016. We 
                         compiled nearly 8000 ant occurrence records, including a total of 
                         1170 species. The Caatinga was the biome showing the greatest 
                         urgency for new inventories, whereas the Atlantic Forest had the 
                         lowest urgency. However, there were considerable differences of 
                         priority between ecoregions belonging to each biome, thus 
                         underscoring the need to pay special attention to these 
                         geographical units and their characteristic associated with ant 
                         species. The prioritization of poorly studied sites with an 
                         imminent risk of habitat loss can be a valuable starting point for 
                         filling knowledge gaps and can help in formulating new strategies 
                         of conservation. The dataset provided here may also be useful in 
                         studies on the distribution of ant diversity in Brazil.",
                  doi = "10.1007/s10841-020-00262-y",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-020-00262-y",
                 issn = "1366-638X",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "Divieso_how.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "09 maio 2024"
}