Community structure of pollinating insects and its driving factors in different habitats of Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Insect pollinators are important means for a stable ecosystem. The habitat types play a crucial role in the community composition, abundance, diversity, and species richness of the pollinators. The present study in Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park explored the species richness and abundances of insect pollinators in four different habitats and different environmental variables in determining the community composition of the pollinators. Data were collected from 1,500 m to 2,700 m using color pan traps and hand sweeping methods. Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) and Redundancy Analysis (RDA) were conducted to show the association between insect pollinators and environmental variables. The results firmly demonstrated that species richness and abundances were higher (158) in Open tra

SUBMITTER: Dyola U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888256 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature