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MEPS 166:227-229 (1998)
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Abstract
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Taxonomic distinctness and diversity measures: responses in marine fish communities
Stephen J. Hall1,*, Simon P. Greenstreet2
1School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
2Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Victoria Rd, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland, UK
*E-mail: stephen.hall@flinders.edu.au
ABSTRACT: In a recent paper Warwick & Clarke (1995: Mar Ecol Prog Ser 129:301-305) introduced 2 new measures of community diversity, D and D*. These measures differ from more conventional diversity indices by
incorporating the taxonomic relatedness of species into their calculation. In this paper we compare temporal trends in D and D* with more conventional diversity measures for the demersal fish community
of the northern North Sea. We show that, contrary to the findings for benthic invertebrates, indices that incorporate taxonomic distinctness show identical time trends to conventional measures. This, perhaps, suggests that when perturbations are
sufficiently large to affect conventional indices of diversity, taxonomic diversity indices may already have reached levels from which they march in step with conventional indices.
KEY WORDS: Biodiversity · Taxonomic distinctness · Environmental perturbation · Fish communities
Published in MEPS Vol.
166
(1998) on May 28
ISSN: 0171-8630.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 1998
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