Disentangling elevational and vegetational effects on ant diversity patterns

CJ Lasmar, CR Ribas, J Louzada, ACM Queiroz… - Acta Oecologica, 2020 - Elsevier
When aiming to assess the effects of elevation on animal diversity, many studies have been
carried out in different vegetation types occurring across elevational gradients. Thus, it …

Multi‐trophic guilds respond differently to changing elevation in a subtropical forest

J Binkenstein, AM Klein, T Assmann, F Buscot… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Negative relationships between species richness and elevation are common and attributed
to changes in single environmental properties associated to elevation, such as temperature …

Spatial patterns along an elevation gradient in high altitude grasslands, Brazil

A de Almeida Campos Cordeiro… - Nordic Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Brazilian high altitude grasslands are important biodiversity centers that contribute to
human well‐being far outside their boundaries. They host many vulnerable species that may …

Elevational sensitivity in an Asian 'hotspot': moth diversity across elevational gradients in tropical, sub-tropical and sub-alpine China

LA Ashton, A Nakamura, CJ Burwell, Y Tang, M Cao… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
South-western China is widely acknowledged as a biodiversity 'hotspot': there are high
levels of diversity and endemism and many environments are under significant …

Moth ecology and conservation importance

TR New - The Other Lepidoptera: Moth Conservation in Australia, 2023 - Springer
The abundance and the varied biological and ecological roles of moths involve them in
enormous numbers of interactions between species in the communities they inhabit …

A cross‐taxon study in Thailand demonstrates significance of vertical stratification and seasonality in monitoring tropical forest insects

L Punthuwat, R Taveesri, AB Stewart… - Integrative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In tropical rainforests, trees and associated plants create vertically heterogeneous habitats
mediated by seasonal changes in climate and plant phenology. Despite extensive studies …

Effect of overstory tree species diversity and composition on ground foraging ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in timber plantations in Ghana

SS Stephens, PP Bosu, MR Wager - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Plantation forests are becoming an increasingly important component of the world's forested
ecosystem. However, relatively little is known about how forest plantation management …

The Eungella Biodiversity study: filling the knowledge gap

LA Ashton, EC Leach, EH Odell… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - search.informit.org
The rainforest of the Eungella massif has long been recognised as biologically unique: a
centre of local endemism and an overlap zone with biota from both the tropical rainforests of …