Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains
Spatial and temporal variation in ecological environments may result in spatial and temporal variation in communities. Temporal studies of biodiversity are essential for forecasting future changes in community structure and ecosystem function. Therefore, determining the mechanisms that drive tempora...
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| author | Yonghwan Park Taewoong Jang Jongkuk Kim Su-Kyung Kim Il-Kwon Kim Chang-Jun Kim Yasuoki Takami |
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| description | Spatial and temporal variation in ecological environments may result in spatial and temporal variation in communities. Temporal studies of biodiversity are essential for forecasting future changes in community structure and ecosystem function. Therefore, determining the mechanisms that drive temporal change in communities remains an important and interesting challenge in ecology. We quantified spatial and temporal variations in carabid beetle communities and site-specific environmental factors for 5 years at nine study sites on three mountains in the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range, Korea. Carabid beetle communities exhibited significant temporal variation, which was larger than spatial variations between and within mountains. Environmental factors mostly varied between sites within mountains. Community variation was only weakly associated with environmental factors at wide scales, i.e., between sites on three mountains, but was strongly associated at narrow spatial scales, i.e., between sites within one mountain. Our results indicate that temporal variation in communities occurs in response to variations in the local climate, and that the patterns of temporal variation differ between mountains. Thus, temporal surveys of insect communities and climates at local scales are important for predicting temporal changes in the communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e510e05677044211a358f1d379cc1f352023-11-22T23:47:15ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-11-011211101910.3390/insects12111019Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean MountainsYonghwan Park0Taewoong Jang1Jongkuk Kim2Su-Kyung Kim3Il-Kwon Kim4Chang-Jun Kim5Yasuoki Takami6Forest Entomology and Pathology Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, KoreaCollege of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaCollege of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDivision of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, KoreaDivision of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, KoreaDivision of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, KoreaGraduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Tsurukabuto 3-11, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, JapanSpatial and temporal variation in ecological environments may result in spatial and temporal variation in communities. Temporal studies of biodiversity are essential for forecasting future changes in community structure and ecosystem function. Therefore, determining the mechanisms that drive temporal change in communities remains an important and interesting challenge in ecology. We quantified spatial and temporal variations in carabid beetle communities and site-specific environmental factors for 5 years at nine study sites on three mountains in the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range, Korea. Carabid beetle communities exhibited significant temporal variation, which was larger than spatial variations between and within mountains. Environmental factors mostly varied between sites within mountains. Community variation was only weakly associated with environmental factors at wide scales, i.e., between sites on three mountains, but was strongly associated at narrow spatial scales, i.e., between sites within one mountain. Our results indicate that temporal variation in communities occurs in response to variations in the local climate, and that the patterns of temporal variation differ between mountains. Thus, temporal surveys of insect communities and climates at local scales are important for predicting temporal changes in the communities.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/1019Baekdudaegan Mountain Rangebiodiversitycarabidaecanonical correspondence analysiscommunity structureenvironmental change |
| spellingShingle | Yonghwan Park Taewoong Jang Jongkuk Kim Su-Kyung Kim Il-Kwon Kim Chang-Jun Kim Yasuoki Takami Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains Insects Baekdudaegan Mountain Range biodiversity carabidae canonical correspondence analysis community structure environmental change |
| title | Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains |
| title_full | Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains |
| title_fullStr | Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains |
| title_short | Temporal Variation Dominates in Local Carabid Beetle Communities in Korean Mountains |
| title_sort | temporal variation dominates in local carabid beetle communities in korean mountains |
| topic | Baekdudaegan Mountain Range biodiversity carabidae canonical correspondence analysis community structure environmental change |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/1019 |
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