Anthophilous insects' seasonal variation in Corsican thermo-Mediterranean shrubland maquis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In any ecosystems, seasonality is a key factor conditioning the temporal variation on an annual scale in combination with differences in the organism phenology. This seasonality is marked in the Mediterranean Region with four contrasting seasons: a hot, dry summer, a mild winter and sometimes a very rainy spring and autumn. With a large surface area and its large range of habitats from seaside to alpine biotopes, Corsica Island represents a biodiversity hotspot with a high rate of endemism. Amongst diverse groups, insects, notably the main orders of pollinators composed of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera, represent a large proportion of the insular richness.

New information

Our sampling effort focused on the insects from these four orders visiting

SUBMITTER: Maestracci PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909591 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature