Diversity Patterns and Assembly Mechanisms of Heteroptera Communities Under Environmental Change.

ABSTRACT: The species richness of Heteroptera communities is closely linked to the diversity of local arthropods, suggesting that they can serve as reliable indicators of local biodiversity levels. This study focused on heteropteran communities in the Daqing Mountain National Nature Reserve, elucidating the diversity patterns and assembly mechanisms of heteropteran, as well as the primary driving factors. A survey of the heteropteran communities was conducted from May to September 2022 using sweep-net sampling. The results demonstrate that heteropteran species diversity increases along elevational gradients, and a few ecological variables serve as significant drivers of species richness. Ecological modeling revealed that deterministic processes predominantly govern heteropteran community assembly ac

SUBMITTER: Ta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441313 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature