Distribution Pattern of Ants in Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve From Yunnan, China
Xingze Li, Huiping Zeng, Yanhui Zhang, Yu Yu, Chao Chen

TL;DR
This study maps ant diversity in a Chinese nature reserve, finding that ant species richness peaks at mid-elevations and is influenced by elevation and habitat type.
Contribution
The study reveals a unimodal pattern of ant species richness with elevation and identifies key habitats for conservation.
Findings
Ant species and genus richness peak at mid-elevations, following a unimodal pattern.
Communities at low and high elevations are significantly different, with similarity decreasing as elevation distance increases.
Tropical seasonal rainforest and mixed forests host the highest ant diversity, while plantations have fewer species.
Abstract
To elucidate the distribution patterns of ant species in the Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve, a plot‐based survey method was employed to investigate ant diversity within the reserve. A total of 209 ant species, representing 9 subfamilies and 66 genera, were collected from 38 plots spanning eight vertical gradient transects. Elevation significantly influenced ant communities within the reserve. Both ant species richness and genus richness exhibited a unimodal pattern (peaking at mid‐elevations) rather than a simple linear relationship with increasing elevation. Ordination analysis revealed significant dissimilarity between communities at low‐ and high‐elevation sites. Furthermore, the distance‐decay model confirmed that community similarity significantly decreased with increasing elevational distance. Regression analysis demonstrated a significant positive correlation between the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
