Arctiid moth ensembles along a successional gradient in the Ecuadorian montane rain forest zone: How different are subfamilies and tribes?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-120

  Hilt, Nadine ^a   Fiedler, Konrad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Arctiidae; Beta diversity; Biodiversity indicators; Ecuador; Montane rain forest; Moths; Successional gradient; Taxonomic levels

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MOTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARCTIIDAE; ARTHROPODA; CTENUCHINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LITHOSIINAE;

EID: 33645217770     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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