Although the maintenance of diversity of living systems is critical for ecosystem functioning,
the accelerating pace of global change is threatening its preservation. Standardized
methods for biodiversity assessment and monitoring are needed. Species diversity is one of
the most widely adopted metrics for assessing patterns and processes of biodiversity, at both
ecological and biogeographic scales. However, those perspectives differ because of the
types of data that can be feasibly collected, resulting in differences in the questions that can …