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Including more species data, even if censored, in species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) improves ecological risk assessment for salinity. This approach enhances community representativeness and protective concentration estimates.

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Ecotoxicology
Environmental Science
Aquatic Ecology

Background:

Species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) estimate safe environmental concentrations for ecosystems.
A key challenge in SSDs is balancing data quality with sample size for community representativeness.
Increasing salinity is a significant stressor impacting freshwater macroinvertebrate communities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the trade-offs between data quality and quantity in constructing SSDs.
To assess the impact of different data inclusion strategies on protective concentration estimates.
To evaluate the influence of taxonomic composition on SSD outcomes.

Main Methods:

Constructed five SSDs with varying data quality and quantity using macroinvertebrate data from the Hunter River catchment.
Incorporated censored data, nonmodeled data, and extrapolation from related species.
Estimated protective concentrations (PCp) using Burr type III distribution, Kaplan-Meier function, and Bayesian models.

Main Results:

The proportion of Ephemeropteran species significantly influenced protective concentration values (PC95).
Reduced data quantity in SSDs led to decreased community representativeness.
Inclusion of right-censored data resulted in more representative species samples.

Conclusions:

For salinity assessments, incorporating right-censored data enhances SSD representativeness and improves ecological risk assessment.
The dominant taxonomic group plays a critical role in determining protective concentrations.
Balancing data quantity and quality is essential for robust SSD construction and reliable risk assessment.