Altitude Distribution of Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 2652
Special Issue Editors
Interests: community ecology; insect ecology; conservation ecology
Interests: biodiversity assessment; biodiversity conservation; biology ecology biodiversity & conservation; biodiversity monitoring conservation; climate change taxonomy ecology and evolution
Interests: taxonomy; biology and ecology of Hymenoptera; the bees, wasps and ants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Altitudinal gradients present rapid changes in environmental conditions and corresponding patterns of organisms within short geographic distances. Studying the altitudinal distributions of insects—a significant aspect of terrestrial biodiversity—has helped us understand the dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem processes and the potential impacts of climate change, aiding in the development of effective conservation strategies. Although insects in the lower latitudes are considered more sensitive to altitudinal differences, relatively little is known about the mechanisms associated with organisms’ response patterns from the viewpoint of their phylogenetic positions and ecological traits in tropical and subtropical rainforests.
In this Special Issue, we aim to improve our understanding of the altitudinal distribution of insects in tropical and subtropical rainforests, which is highly necessary in order to halt and manage the decline of insect biodiversity in a changing world.
Prof. Dr. Akihiro Nakamura
Prof. Dr. Roger Kitching
Dr. Chris J. Burwell
Dr. Louise Ashton
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- arthropods
- biogeography
- climate warming
- ecological traits
- ecosystem processes
- elevational gradients
- human disturbances
- invertebrates
- phylogenetic relationships
- species interactions
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