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  • Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Environmental Science

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  • Accelerated global biodiversity loss necessitates effective conservation prioritization methods.
  • Existing research often lacks integrated approaches to quantify diverse aspects of biodiversity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a comprehensive framework for measuring overall biodiversity.
  • To integrate taxonomic, functional, genetic, and niche-based diversity metrics.
  • To introduce novel geometric and algebraic tools for diversity assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Defined and measured lambda diversity (cumulative sequential differences) and xi ecological integrative diversity (community, spatial, environmental heterogeneity).
  • Developed geometric and algebraic tools using distance matrices to compute hypervolumes.
  • Introduced the Standardized Average Diversity Distinctness Index (SADDI).
  • Utilized simulated and real data from freshwater mollusk communities for illustration.

Main Results:

  • The proposed framework allows for multidimensional and multicriteria comparison of ecological systems.
  • Demonstrated the utility of SADDI in quantifying and visualizing multidimensional diversity.
  • Successfully applied the methods to freshwater mollusk community data.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework offers a robust method for assessing biodiversity and informing conservation strategies.
  • The approach is valuable for ecological monitoring, management, and evaluating conservation effectiveness.
  • Advocates for a holistic Biology-Ecology-Environmental Sciences-Environmental Engineering-and-(Human) Society (BEES) system for modern environmental challenges.