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  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Entomology
  • Biodiversity Research

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  • Elevation gradients present challenges for flying insects, impacting thermoregulation, flight, and distribution due to temperature and air density changes.
  • Geometrid moths are suitable models for studying insect traits and responses to environmental variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in trait patterns of geometrid moth assemblages along a 1500-m elevational gradient in the western Himalayas.
  • To assess how species diversity, turnover, body size, and flight capabilities vary with elevation.

Main Methods:

  • Examined 697 specimens from 120 geometrid moth species across the elevational gradient.
  • Analyzed species diversity, turnover, body size (as a proxy for thermal sensitivity), wing loading, and maneuverability.

Main Results:

  • Species diversity declined with increasing elevation, with consistent species turnover from lower to higher altitudes.
  • Morphological traits (body size) and flight traits (wing loading, maneuverability) did not significantly change at the assemblage level across elevations.
  • High overlap in trait spaces indicated no significant trait differentiation among individuals across elevations.

Conclusions:

  • Assemblage-level trait structure remained stable despite species turnover, suggesting ecological roles are conserved across elevations.
  • This stability may be influenced by abiotic filtering, maintaining consistent trait values for similar ecological functions.
  • Trait-based approaches are valuable for understanding species' responses to environmental changes, particularly in paleotropical ecosystems.