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Cross-Continental Differences in Climate Asymmetrically Shape Temporal Ecological Processes in Riverine Insect

Xiaowei Lin^1,2, Qingyi Luo¹, Mei-Hwa Kuo³

¹Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.

Global Change Biology

|June 3, 2026

Summary

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Climate change impacts riverine insect communities. Stochastic processes increase with latitude, while deterministic ones decrease, influencing biodiversity patterns.

Keywords:

biogeography community structure ecological drift environmental variations long‐term monitoring structural equation modeling

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Biogeography
Climate Science

Background:

Climatic fluctuations significantly shape biodiversity and biogeography.
Understanding ecological processes is key to riverine insect community dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

Examine how climatic gradients and variability influence temporal ecological processes in riverine insects.
Analyze spatial patterns in family richness, temporal beta diversity, and underlying ecological processes across continents.

Main Methods:

Utilized long-term data from 302 European sites (10-37 years) with 4751 observations of riverine insect assemblages.
Applied generalized additive models and dissimilarity models to analyze spatial patterns and ecological processes.

Main Results:

Family richness declined with latitude; temporal beta diversity decreased with increasing latitude and elevation.
Stochastic processes (e.g., ecological drift) increased towards higher latitudes, while deterministic processes (e.g., temperature) declined.

Conclusions:

Spatial asymmetry under fluctuating climates influences riverine insect community dynamics.
Findings can inform adaptive conservation strategies for riverine ecosystems.