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Moths in space: The below-canopy structure of forest drives abundance and mobility-related traits of moth communities.
The Science of the total environment - 15 Apr 2024
La Cava Sara, Rijllo Giuseppe, Zucco Giada, Innocenti Simone, Guasti Matteo, Puletti Nicola, Ferrara Carlotta, Scalercio Stefano
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of species is primarily driven by the availability of trophic resources. In a given forest type, insects trophically related to the dominant tree are expected to be evenly distributed due to the abundance of their foodplant. However, their distribution is also influenced by complex relationships with abiotic and biotic parameters such as available space, predatory pressure, and morphometric...
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