Anticipating where are unknown aquatic insects in Europe to improve biodiversity conservation

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Authors	SANCHEZ-CAMPANA Carlota MURRIA Cesc HERMOSO Virgilio SANCHEZ-FERNANDEZ David TIERNO de Figueroa J Manuel GONZALEZ Marcos MILLAN Andres MOUBAYED Joel IVKOVIC Marija MURANYI David GRAF Wolfram DERKA Tomas MEY Wolfram SIPAHILER Fuesun PAŘIL Petr POLÁŠKOVÁ Vendula BONADA Nuria
Year of publication	2023
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Diversity and Distributions
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13714
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13714
Keywords	aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity loss; conservation priorities; protected areas; species distribution; vulnerability
Description	Aim: Understanding biodiversity patterns is crucial for prioritizing future conservation efforts and reducing the current rates of biodiversity loss. However, a large proportion of species remain undescribed (i.e. unknown biodiversity), hindering our ability to conduct this task. This phenomenon, known as the 'Linnean shortfall', is especially relevant in highly diverse, yet endangered, taxonomic groups, such as insects. Here we explore the distributions of recently described freshwater insect species in Europe to (1) infer the potential location of unknown biodiversity hotspots and (2) determine the variables that can anticipate the distribution of unknown biodiversity.
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