The spatial distribution of insect communities of a mountaintop forest archipelago is not correlated with landscape structure: A multitaxa approach

• DOI: 10.1111/icad.12670
• Publication Date: 2023-08-02T06:16:50Z
• Authors: Flávio Camarota; Wesley Dáttilo; Pedro Giovâni da ...; Flávio Siqueira d...; Marina do Vale Be...; Lucas Neves Perillo; Erick Corro; Geraldo Wilson Fe...; Frederico de Siqu...
• Keywords: Nestedness; Metacommunity; Archipelago

Abstract Understanding community assembly in habitat patches requires an integrative approach, considering the potential role of local and regional factors organisms' dispersal abilities among patches. For this, assessing degree species overlap between (nestedness) can be particularly informative, especially regarding different taxa distinct patch properties. We assessed landscape‐patch structure shaping nestedness patterns five taxonomic groups with (ants, bees, dung beetles, fruit‐feeding butterflies aculeate wasps). collected insects from 11 forest Espinhaço mountain range southeast Brazil. contribution three island attributes (size, distance shape) to insect communities then tested if metacommunities were significantly nested respect (forest islands). Finally, we evaluated how each group contribute metacommunity nestedness. While there was a substantial variation pattern within taxon, all studied exhibited distribution. The vagility did not influence sites pattern. Our approach provides critical data on distribution natural Species landscape properties contributed similarly nestedness, indicating vegetation matrix permeability organisms archipelago.