Unravelling high insect diversity and community turnover along a tropical-temperate elevation gradient: A metabarcoding approach

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:35Z
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
ResumenThe transition zone between the Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographic regions is one of the most species-rich areas of North America, known as the Mexican Transition Zone. We sampled mobile insects along a 2000 m elevational gradient for 13 months using flight interception traps (Malaise) to evaluate their diversity, community structure and environmental factors linked to their distribution. We identified 3091 Molecular Operational Taxonomical Units (560 +/- 199 SD per trap), out of which 513 were identified to genus and 197 to species. Our results show high turnover at both species and genus levels across the elevational gradient. Elevational diversity patterns varied across taxa: Coleoptera and Lepidoptera showed their highest diversity at mid-elevations, while Diptera and Hymenoptera had increased diversity with elevation. Temperature and vegetation composition best explained the spatial fluctuations of insect diversity. Our work represents the most comprehensive survey of insect communities in the region to date. By combining a long-term survey with high-throughput metabarcoding, this study provides an overview of regional diversity and establishes a foundation for detailed follow-up studies.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327884es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5404
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EditorialPUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCEes_ES
RelaciónPLOS ONEes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327884es_ES
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Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuentePLOS ONE
TítuloUnravelling high insect diversity and community turnover along a tropical-temperate elevation gradient: A metabarcoding approaches_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
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AutorVillasenor-Amador, Damian
AutorBenites, Pilar
AutorSandoval-Becerra, Fatima M.
AutorRosas-Mejia, Madai
AutorZaldivar-Riveron, Alejandro
AutorJanda, Milan
AutorVillasenor-Amador, Damianes_ES
AutorBenites, Pilares_ES
AutorSandoval-Becerra, Fatima M.es_ES
AutorRosas-Mejia, Madaies_ES
AutorZaldivar-Riveron, Alejandroes_ES
AutorJanda, Milanes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número7es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327884
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen20es_ES

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