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Species richness and abundance among macromoths: A comparison of taxonomic, temporal and spatial patterns in Oregon and South Korea

  • Choi, Sei-Woong (Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Miller, Jeffrey C. (Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University)
  • Received : 2013.04.17
  • Accepted : 2013.08.06
  • Published : 2013.11.30
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Abstract

The present study aims to establish a long-term intercontinental collaboration based on a sampling protocol using standardized repeated measures at permanent sites to document macromoth species richness and abundance through time and across the landscape. We pooled the data from two continental regions providing a total of 12 trap sites: Mt. Jirisan National Park in South Korea (2005-2007) and HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon, USA. (2004-2006). A synthesis of our data indicated that: (i) noctuids (43-52%) and geometrids (33-39%) dominated the measures of species richness; (ii) using our sampling protocols more than three years would be needed to obtain a value of 90% of empirical species richness relative to Chao-1 estimated species richness; (iii) temperature alone could not explain the peak pattern in moth abundance and species richness; (iv) the highest/lowest proportion of species richness and abundance were present in similar elevation and forest sites. These observations established a foundation for developing a network-oriented database for assessing biotic impact of environmental and contributed to identifying species at high risk to environmental change based on empirical measures of temporal and spatial breadth.

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