Community structure of macromoths along altitudinal gradients in Korea

Abstract

This study was aimed to (1) document the macromoth species richness and diversity along altitudinal gradients, (2) investigate the community structure along altitudinal gradients, and (3) analyze the similarity within each altitude using nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination. In this study, macromoth community structures were investigated in Mt. Baegun, Korea, along the altitudinal gradients in 2012 and 2015. Diversity indexes and NMDS ordination were used for community structure in each altitudinal gradient. In NMDS ordination, the result of altitude was more distinct than that of month. The results suggest that the altitudinal habitat might be more affected in species composition rather than in seasonal temperature.

Keywords

• Altitudinal gradients
• Community
• Korea
• Lepidoptera
• NMDS