Temperature accounts for the biodiversity of a hyperdiverse group of insects in urban Los Angeles
T. P. McGlynn, E. K. Meineke, C. A. Bahlai, E. Li, E. A. Hartop, B. J. Adams, B. V. Brown
This study shows that temperature, not land cover, primarily drives phorid fly biodiversity in urban Los Angeles, with intermediate temperatures supporting higher abundance and richness.
bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2019Ecology