Table 1 Efficiency and efficacy metrics of mosquito bloodmeal analysis (MBA) and conventional (Conv.) survey methods to assess the species richness of the study area during the dry and wet seasons. The estimation of these metrics is based on an effort quantified as the total hours invested in field and laboratory work. For rarefied and asymptotic richness comparisons, as well as for required effort to achieve SC = 0.98, only significant differences are highlighted.
From: A comparison of conventional methods and mosquito blood meal analysis to assess vertebrate diversity
Taxa | Season | Detected species | Sample coverage | Rarefied richness | Asymptotic richness | Effort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MBA | Conv. | MBA | Conv. | MBA | Conv. | MBA | Conv. | MBA | Conv. | ||
Birds | Dry | 56 | 74 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 23 (21–25) | 74 (69–79) | 61 (55–68) | 68 (64–72) | 825 (652–998) | 50 (35–65) |
Herpetofauna | Dry | 15 | 40 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 15 (12–18) | 37 (33–40) | 13 (10–15) | 39 (35–43) | 338 (111–565) | 762 (543–981) |
M-L Mammals | Dry | 9 | 14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 8 (7–9) | 14 (13–15) | 7 (6–7) | 11 (11–12) | 69 (54–84) | 19 (15–23) |
S Mammals | Dry | 1 | 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 (5–7) | 1 | 5 (4–5) | 436 | 103 (61–145) |
All Vertebrates | Dry | 81 | 134 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 81 (74–88) | 105 (101–110) | 75 (69–81) | 114 (109–119) | 470 (336–604) | 820 (690–950) |
Birds | Wet | 36 | 39 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 15 (14–16) | 39 (34–44) | 38 (32–45) | 47 (37–58) | 251 (163–339) | 46 (17–75) |
Herpetofauna | Wet | 21 | 20 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 10 (8–11) | 20 (17–23) | 25 (18–32) | 23 (17–28) | 302 (219–385) | 64 (-18–146) |
M-L Mammals | Wet | 9 | 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6 (5–6) | 6 (5–7) | 7 (6–8) | 6 (5–7) | 33 (23–43) | 12 (1–23) |
S Mammals | Wet | NA | 2 | NA | 1.00 | NA | 2 (1–3) | NA | 2 (1–3) | NA | 27 (11–43) |
All Vertebrates | Wet | 66 | 67 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 50 (46–54) | 67 (60–74) | 61 (55–67) | 76 (65–88) | 154 (47–261) | 160 (86–234) |
