ED020. Spatial patterns of insect diversity in continental Ecuador
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Insects are one of the most important animal groups in the planet because they maintain ecosystems services and are an important part of the global animal biomass. A great diversity of species makes this groups the most diverse of all animals. However, insect regional spatial diversity patterns are still poorly understood, being especially undocumented in the highly diverse regions, such as the Neotropics. Part of this issue is due to the inexistence of a harmonized insect occurrence database at national levels. Here, we use the case of continental Ecuador (excluding the Galápagos archipelago) to map the knowledge gaps in spatial patterns and regional diversity by making use of an extensive database. Our principal result suggest that the Andes is the main biogeographical barrier in continental Ecuador. Amazonia and the western slope of the Andes are the most species-rich regions; the norther region concentrates the higher registered occurrences. Our results support conservation actions for this group, from biogeographic and macroecological perspective.
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