Lidar reveals distinct insect daily activity and diversity between habitats.

ABSTRACT: Entomological lidar can provide rapid, non-intrusive assessment of insect abundance, diversity and composition, and has the potential to shed light on species specific preferences for habitats or environmental conditions. However, few studies have to date demonstrated comparisons of insect diversity and abundance across sites using photonic methods. Here, we present a first comparative entomological lidar study spanning different habitat types, investigating if the method can uncover consistent differences in insect diversity and composition. Using a simple, robust and parameter free estimation of entomological signal diversity, we recover the largest total number of insect observations (1,716,362), the highest daily number of observations (346,581) and the highest number of clusters disti

SUBMITTER: Doria Yamoa AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695965 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature