Abstract:
Data from the PHD-thesis of Dr. Gunnar Brehm.
For additional information on methods and sites see:
Brehm, G. (2002): Diversity of geometrid moths in a montane rainforest in Ecuador. PHD-thesis. Available online at: http://opus.ub.uni-bayreuth.de/volltexte/2003/20/pdf/Dissertation_Gunnar_Brehm.pdf
Brehm, G., Süssenbach, D. and Fiedler, K. (2003): Unique elevational diversity patterns of geometrid moths in an Andean montane rainforest. Ecography 26: 456-466.
Brehm, G. and Fiedler, K. (2005): Diversity and community structure of geometrid moths of disturbed habitat in a montane area in the Ecuadorian Andes. J. Res. Lepid. 38: 1-14.
Brehm, G., Pitkin, L.M., Hilt, N. and Fiedler, K. (2005): Montane Andean rain forests are a global diversity hotspot of geometrid moths. J. Biogeogr. 32: 1621-1627.