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JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY
卷 17, 期 2, 页码 161-167出版社
KOREAN SOC APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2013.12.006
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Diversity; Abundance; Distribution; Evolution; Temperature; Cold tolerance
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- Korea Forest Research Institute [FE 0100-2009-01]
Two diversity patterns (hump-shaped and monotonic decrease) frequently occur along altitude or latitude gradients. We examined whether patterns of ant species richness along altitudes in South Korea can be described by these patterns and whether ranges of ant species follow Rapoport's altitudinal rule. Ants on 12 high mountains (>1100 m) throughout South Korea (from 33 degrees N to 38 degrees N) were surveyed:using pitfall traps at intervals of 200-300 m altitude. The temperatures at the sampling sites were determined from digital climate maps. Ant species richness decreased monotonically along the altitudinal gradient and increased along the temperature gradient. However, species richness of cold-adapted species (highland species) showed a hump-shaped pattern along altitude and temperature gradients. The altitude and temperature ranges of ant species followed Rapoport's rule. Sampling site temperature ranges were significantly correlated with coldness. Therefore, Rapoport's rule can be explained by high cold-tolerance of species inhabiting high altitudes or latitudes. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Korean Society of Applied Entomology, Taiwan Entomological Society and Malaysian Plant Protection Society.
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