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- Title
Vertical distribution and community diversity of butterflies in Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve, Anhui, China.
- Authors
Wang Song; Bao Fang-yin; Mei Bai-mao; Ding Shi-chao
- Abstract
By the methods of fixed point, line intercept, and random investigation, the vertical distribution and community diversity of butterflies in Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve were investigated from 2005 to 2008. A total of 3681 specimen were collected, belonging to 111 species, 69 genera, and 10 families, among which, Nymphalidae had the higher species number, individual's number, and diversity index than the other families. The butterflies in the study area were a mixture of Oriental and Palaearetic species, with the Oriental species diminished gradually and the Palaearetic components increased gradually with increasing altitude. Among the three vertical zones ( < 800 m, 800-1200 m, and > 1200 m in elevation), that of 800-1200 m had the most abundant species of butterflies;and among the six habitat types (deciduous broad-leaved forest, evergreen conifer forest, conifer-broad leaf mixed forest, bush and secondary forest, farmland, and residential area), bush and secondary forest had the higher species number, individual's number, and diversity index of butterflies, while farmland had the lowest diversity index. The similarity coefficient of butterfly species between the habitats was mainly dependent on vegetation type, i.e., the more the difference of vegetation type, the lesser the species similarity coefficient between the habitats, which was the highest (0.61) between conifer-broad leaf mixed forest and bush and secondary forest, and the lowest (0.20) between evergreen conifer forest and bush and secondary forest.
- Subjects
ANHUI Sheng (China); CHINA; VERTICAL distribution (Aquatic biology); ANIMAL diversity; HABITATS; WILDLIFE conservation; FOREST management; BUTTERFLIES; NATURE reserves
- Publication
Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology / Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 9, p2262
- ISSN
1001-9332
- Publication type
Article