Additional info:
Data from PHD theses of Dirk Süßenbach and Nadine Hilt and diploma thesis of Manuela Zimmermann. They are the main authors of the data set.
For further information and details on the sampling sites see:
Süßenbach, D. (2003): Diversität von Nachtfaltergemeinschaften entlang eines Höhengradienten in Südecuador (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Arctiidae). PHD-Thesis, available online at http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=967598044&dok_var=d1&dok_ext=pdf&filename=967598044.pdf
Hilt, N. (2005): Diversity and species composition of two different moth families (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae vs. Geometridae) along a successional gradient in the Ecuadorian Andes. PHD-Thesis, available online at http://opus.ub.uni-bayreuth.de/volltexte/2006/201/pdf/DISS_HILT.pdf
Hilt, N. & Fiedler, K. (2006): Arctiid moth ensembles along a successional gradient in the Ecuadorian montane rain forest zone: how different are subfamilies and tribes? Journal of Biogeography 33, 108?120.