Measuring the beta diversity of fishes in the Urmia Lake basin

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD Student, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

10.22059/jfisheries.2024.378493.1433

Abstract

The biodiversity of any region is the key to the stability and health of its natural environment. Measuring beta diversity is one of the key components of biodiversity. Freshwater ecosystems are more vulnerable to biodiversity loss due to destructive human activities. For this purpose, in the present study, beta biodiversity was measured in the fishes of the Urmia Lake basin. In this basin, there are 10 rivers with permanent flow potential. Sampling, species identification, and coordinates were recorded from the lower reaches of the rivers. Fish presence data, which included genus, species, longitude, and latitude, were entered into the MySQL database management system. The adespatial package in R was used to calculate the Jaccard matrix, square root calculation and beta diversity. A total of 30 species in 25 genera belonging to 7 families were sampled. According to the results, the most presence points belonged to Barbus lacerta, and the least number of presence points belonged to Sander lucioperca, and across spatial scales, species beta diversity was mainly explained by nestedness patterns. Knowledge of beta diversity patterns and biodiversity conservation mechanisms is important for developing conservation strategies, and the present study's findings can have important achievements for optimizing the conservation planning of this basin’s species.

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