The functioning of different beetle (Coleoptera) sampling methods across altitudinal gradients in Peninsular Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Biodiversity research relies largely on knowledge about species responses to environmental gradients, assessed using some commonly applied sampling method. However, the consistency of detected responses using different sampling methods, and thus the generality of findings, has seldom been assessed in tropical ecosystems. Hence, we studied the response consistency and indicator functioning of beetle assemblages in altitudinal gradients from two mountains in Malaysia, using Malaise, light, and pitfall traps. The data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM), non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), multivariate regression trees (MRT), and indicator species analysis (IndVal). We collected 198 morpho-species of beetles representing 32 families, with a total number

SUBMITTER: Musthafa MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970512 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature