<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Enkhtur, K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brehm, G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boldgiv, B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pfeiffer, M.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alpha and beta diversity patterns of macro-moths reveal a breakpoint along a latitudinal gradient in Mongolia.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scientific Reports</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ABUNDANCE</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ALPHA DIVERSITY</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BETA DIVERSITY</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BIODIVERSITY</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CALLAMBULYX</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DEILEPHILA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DIVERSITY</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ECOLOGY</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HYLES</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LAOTHOE</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LATITUDINAL GRADIENT</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LEPIDOPTERA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MARUMBA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MONGOLIA</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">RICHNESS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SMERINTHUS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SPHINGIDAE</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SPHINX</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TRAITS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WORLDMAP1</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11/2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94471-3</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15018</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Little is known about the diversity and distribution patterns of moths along latitudinal gradients. We studied macro-moths in Mongolia along an 860&amp;nbsp;km latitudinal climatic gradient to gain knowledge on community composition, alpha, beta, and gamma diversity as well as underlying factors, which can be used as baseline information for further studies related to climate change. We identified 236 species of moths of ten families. Our study shows that the diversity of moths increased with the latitude, i.e., low species richness in the south and higher richness in the north. Moth community composition changed along the gradient, and we revealed a breakpoint of beta diversity that divided grassland and desert communities. In the desert, beta diversity was driven by species loss (i.e., nestedness), and few tolerant species existed with high abundance. In contrast, in the grassland, beta diversity was driven by species replacement with more unique species, (i.e., species which occurred only in one site). We found the lowest species diversity in the transitional zones dominated by few generalist species such as &lt;i&gt;Agrotis ripae&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Anarta trifolii.&lt;/i&gt; Low precipitation and an increasing number of grazing goats are drivers of species loss. We suggest different conservation strategies regarding the contrasting patterns of beta diversity in desert and grassland.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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