湖南省阳明山山顶苔藓矮林优势种空间分布格局

山顶苔藓矮林是亚热带山地常绿阔叶林区在极端气候与环境条件下发育的一种群落变型,通过研究优势植物的分布格局与规模,可以有效地指导植被保护与管理活动。在湖南阳明山国家级自然保护区的山顶苔藓矮林区设置3个样地,应用相邻格子法对优势种云锦杜鹃(Rhododendron fortunei)进行每木调查,在不同取样尺度(面积)上采用方差/均值比率法(v/m)、负二项参数(k)、丛生指数(I)、平均拥挤度(m~*)、聚块性指数(m~*/m)、聚集指数(C_a)和格林指数(GI)等聚集强度指数对云锦杜鹃种群分布格局进行分析。结果表明:阳明山山顶苔藓矮林优势种云锦杜鹃种群在北、南、东三个方位上的空间分布格局总体上为聚集分布,随着取样尺度的增大,聚集格局强度和规模依次减弱;而山顶苔藓矮林优势种群不同年龄阶段的空间分布特征为随着种群年龄的增大,其空间分布格局呈聚集强向聚集弱、以至于向随机分布发展;阳明山山顶苔藓矮林优势种群及其分布格局形成的主要原因是云锦杜鹃种群本身的种子繁殖及传播方式和类营养繁殖等生物学特性及方位、坡向等环境因子影响所致。     

广东石门台亚热带典型常绿阔叶林和亚热带山顶矮林群落特征

为了研究亚热带典型常绿阔叶林和亚热带山顶矮林的物种组成和群落结构,在广东石门台国家自然保护区内分别建立了1 hm2亚热带典型常绿阔叶林样地和1 hm2亚热带山顶矮林样地,以样地内所有胸径（DBH）≥1 cm的乔木、灌木和藤本为研究对象,分析两种森林类型的物种组成、密度、径级和株高结构。结果显示：（1）两种森林的Srensen物种相似性指数为0.41,优势种不同,但优势科却较相似;其中,茶科和杜鹃花科在两种森林中所占比例较高;（2）亚热带典型常绿阔叶林的幼苗（1 cm≤DBH〈2.5 cm）和幼树（2.5 cm≤DBH〈12.5 cm）密度都显著小于亚热带山顶矮林,但两种森林的小树（12.5 cm≤DBH〈25 cm）和大树（DBH≥25 cm）密度均无显著差异;亚热带典型常绿阔叶林幼苗和大树的平均胸径都显著大于亚热带山顶矮林,而幼树的平均胸径则显著小于亚热带山顶矮林,小树的平均胸径无显著差异;亚热带典型常绿阔叶林中小树和大树的平均高度都显著大于亚热带山顶矮林,而幼苗的平均高度显著小于亚热带山顶矮林,幼树的平均高度无显著差异。综合分析表明,亚热带典型常绿阔叶林和亚热带山顶矮林的物种组成、密度、胸径和高度结构差异较大,亚热带典型常绿阔叶林群落稳定性强于亚热带山顶矮林。     

井冈山山顶矮林乔木层优势种的生态位研究

对34个井冈山山顶矮林样地乔木层14个优势种的频度、重要值、Levins生态位宽度( Bi )和Morisita生态位重叠指数( Oik )进行了分析。结果表明：在井冈山山顶矮林乔木层的14个优势种中,鹿角杜鹃( Rhododendron latoucheae Franch.)、交让木( Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq.)、云锦杜鹃( Rhododendron fortunei Lindl.)、猴头杜鹃(Rhododendron simiarum Hance)和柃木(Eurya japonica Thunb.)的频度、重要值和Bi值均较高,其频度分别为0.59、0.53、0.38、0.38和0.35,重要值平均值分别为12.46%、24.63%、31.97%、38.03%和11.48%,Bi值分别为1.278、1.190、1.047、1.046和1.046;而甜槠也Castanopsis eyrei (Champ. ex Benth.) Tutch.页和野山楂(Crataegus cuneata Sieb. et Zucc.)的频度、重要值和Bi值基本上均较低,频度均为0.21,重要值分别为11.02%和5.95%,Bi值分别为0.781和0.654。14个优势种间的生态位重叠程度总体偏低,89.01%种对间的Oik值低于0.4。研究结果显示：井冈山山顶矮林乔木层优势种的生态位宽度与其重要值、频度、生物学特性和种间关系有关,且各优势种对共同资源的竞争较弱;总体来看,井冈山山顶矮林处于相对稳定阶段。     

张广才岭温带次生针阔混交林物种组成和群落结构特征

为了研究温带次生针阔混交林的树种组成和群落结构特征,于2010年在吉林省蛟河林业实验区管理局建立了面积为21.84 hm2(420 m×520 m)的固定样地。从物种组成、种-面积曲线、植物区系特征、径级分布结构和空间分布格局等方面分析了该地区针阔混交林物种组成和群落结构特征。研究结果表明该样地共有DBH≥1.0 cm的木本植物活立木个体25,908株,隶属于18科27属45种,植株密度为1186株/hm2。植物区系以北温带分布属为主体,共有37属,占总数的82.22%,属长白山植物区系。样地内稀有种18种,偶见种14种。通过对该样地物种多样性计算得出,该样地Margalef多样性指数R、ShannonWienner指数H'、Simpson多样性指数D和物种均匀度Pielou指数Jsw分别为4.31、2.48、0.89和0.65。样地中所有个体的径级分布(以2cm等级排列)呈偏倒"J"形,整体更新良好,表现出群落稳定与生长状况良好的趋势。群落中重要值3的9个物种的径级结构表现出一定的差异:胡桃楸、水曲柳呈近似正态分布,表现为中径木个体数量多,而小径木和大径木个体数量少的特点;春榆、大果榆、色木槭、白牛槭、裂叶榆等物种呈倒"J"型或偏倒"J"型,更新良好;而红松由于受到了严重的人为干扰,天然更新不良,径级结构呈现不规律型。通过g(r)双变量函数分析9个优势树种空间分布格局可知,9个优势树种均表现出聚集分布,聚集强度随着尺度的增大而降低。在r20 m的小尺度上物种聚集强度随尺度增大急剧降低,当尺度超过20 m后聚集强度趋于稳定。     

小兴安岭阔叶红松林大径级个体对同种邻木分布的影响

利用小兴安岭凉水自然保护区内10.4 hm²样地的调查数据,统计并分析样地内乔木树种的组成与分布,借助混交度计算方法探究大径级个体周围同种邻木分布情况,并分析其产生的原因及大径级个体在其中发挥的作用,研究结果表明：（1）大径级个体（DBH ≥ 50.0 cm）与其周围5-6 m范围内的邻木的混交程度最低,易形成围绕大径级个体（以下简称中央木）的同种邻木环形结构,该环形结构在一定程度上推动着未来的森林演替与更新;（2）距离中央木15 m范围内的中小径级个体（1级木（1.0 cm ≤ DBH < 5.0 cm）、2级木（5.0 cm ≤ DBH < 10.0 cm）、3级木（10.0 cm ≤ DBH < 30.0 cm））与中央木均保持较高的混交程度,而4级木（30.0 cm ≤ DBH < 50.0 cm）、5级木（DBH ≥ 50.0 cm）与中央木的混交程度明显下降,以5级木最低,这种现象的产生与密度制约及物种共存机制存在密切关系。通过研究不同物种及不同生长阶段（不同径级）的林木分布,揭示了凉水地区阔叶红松林中大径级个体周围邻木分布格局特征及其成因,论证了大径级个体在控制周围林分结构、维持物种多样性及推动森林演替中的重要作用,为阔叶红松林的经营及管理提供了数据支撑。     

井冈山云锦杜鹃群落特征研究

以井冈山云锦杜鹃群落10个样地调查资料为基础,对该群落的物种组成、区系成分、群落结构和物种多样性进行研究。结果表明：该群落有维管植物44科67属83种,其中蕨类植物有6科6属6种,裸子植物4科4属5种,被子植物34科57属72种;区系分析显示,该群落植物区系地理成分复杂,热带性成分和温带成分均占较大比例;群落为复层异龄结构,云锦杜鹃、交让木和猴头杜鹃是组成该群落的建群种;物种多样性分析显示,群落Simpson指数和Pielou指数较高,Shannon-Wiener指数和物种丰富度指数较低,物种多样性指数在样地间有一定差异,在群落不同层次未表现出一致的变化规律。     

长白山北坡云冷杉林和落叶松林物种组成与群落结构

云冷杉林是长白山北坡保存最完整的森林植被,而落叶松林是长白山的隐域性森林植被.为了更好地了解其物种组成和群落结构等基本特征,于2010年在长白山北坡自然保护区内分别建立了4 hm2的云冷杉林和落叶松林长期监测样地,对样地内所有胸径≥1 cm的木本植物进行了定位、调查和挂牌.结果表明:云冷杉林样地木本植物有22种,隶属于6科12属;落叶松林样地木本植物有22种,隶属于8科16属.两样地物种组成差异不大,区系组成基本上都属于北温带成分.云冷杉林样地木本植物独立个体数为8640株,包括分支数为9257株;落叶松林样地木本植物独立个体数为3696株,包括分支数为4060株.两样地优势种明显,云冷杉林样地,臭冷杉和长白落叶松处于优势地位,其重要值分别占所有物种的38.7%和23.9%;落叶松林样地,长白落叶松占绝对优势,其重要值占所有物种的61.9%.两样地群落更新良好,径级结构均呈倒"J"型.云冷杉林样地,臭冷杉径级结构呈倒"J"型,长白落叶松径级结构呈正态分布;落叶松林样地,长白落叶松胸径≥10 cm个体的径级结构呈正态分布.主要物种空间分布在两个样地中随径级和空间尺度的变化表现出不同的格局,共有种在不同样地间表现出不同的格局.     

海南岛霸王岭不同热带森林类型的种-个体关系

 比较分析了海南岛霸王岭自然保护区核心区热带低山雨林、山地雨林、云雾林、山地矮林等4种热带森林类型中不同大小径级树木的物种—个体关系。结果表明：各种植被类型中物种数与个体数对数成线性关系是一种普遍现象,且不受调查树木的径木级影响。在相同个体数的条件下,累积物种数随海拔增高而逐渐减少,也即物种数由热带低山雨林、山地雨林、云雾林到热带山地矮林逐渐减少。对于各种植被类型的种—多度关系,单个体、双个体的物种有相当高的比例,其后一般依个体数的增加,而逐渐降低物种的出现频率,呈典型的倒J型曲线,而且这一比例随树木径级的增加而增加。     

贵州梵净山山顶苔藓矮林初步研究

 梵净山山顶苔藓矮林具有下述特点：1．根据其分布高度,区系组成,常绿树种和落叶树种的比例、重要值,生活型谱,可认为它是常绿落叶阔叶混交林的变型,是一种地形顶极群落。2.其特点是：林木矮小,分枝低,主干不明显,枝干多弯曲,树冠平伏紧密,生长缓慢,林内苔藓植物发达,种类组成贫乏,层次简单,藤本植物稀少。3．用极点排序法可把它们分成六个类型,即杜鹃槭树矮林、山樱山矾矮林、械树矮林、黔稠矮林、花楸杜鹃矮林和黄杨矮林。4．其更新特点是萌蘖占有重要地位,种子更新能力较弱,两者互相补充保证了矮林能自我更新,成为稳定的群落。5．梵净山山顶苔藓矮林经营的方向是认真保护。     

梵净山山顶苔藓矮林AM真菌多样性

为探析和比较梵净山国家自然保护区矮林生态系统中丛枝菌根（arbuscular mycorrhizal,AM）真菌群落特征,对6种山顶苔藓矮林群落（山樱-山矾Prunus-Symplocos、杜鹃-槭树Rhododendron-Acer、花楸-杜鹃Sorbus-Rhododendron、槭树Acer、黔稠Cyclobalanopsis stewardiana、杜鹃Rhododendron）土壤进行AM真菌分离、鉴定和分析。结果表明：梵净山山顶苔藓矮林群落共有13属32种AM真菌,包括无梗囊霉属Acaulospora 13种、球囊霉属Glomus 5种、近明球囊霉属Claroideoglomus 2种、多样孢囊霉属Diversispora 2种、隔球囊霉属Septoglomus 2种、原囊霉属Archaeospora 1种、双型囊霉属Ambispora 1种、内养囊霉属Entrophospora 1种、和平囊霉属Pacispora 1种、硬囊霉属Sclerocystis 1种、西维丁囊霉属Sieverdingia 1种、盾巨孢囊霉属Scutellospora 1种和巨孢囊霉属Gigaspora 1种,其中无梗囊霉属的分离频率、相对多度和重要值最高,分别是100%、65.90%和82.95%,为矮林区域的优势属,柯氏无梗囊霉为该区域的优势种;不同矮林间AM真菌群落结构组成差异显著,槭树矮林的孢子密度、菌根侵染率和Shannon-Wiener指数显著高于其他5种植物群落,黔稠矮林的孢子密度和物种丰富度最低,杜鹃矮林的AM真菌Shannon-Wiener指数和Simpson指数均为所有植物群落中最低,表明不同矮林类型对AM真菌群落结构具有重要影响。     

Woody plant diversity,composition and structure in relation to environmental variables and land-cover types in Lake Wanchi watershed,central highlands of Ethiopia

Knowledge of vegetation dynamics associated with human land-use change and environmental variables is crucial for sustainable watershed management. The objective of this study was to analyse woody plant diversity in response to the effects of anthropogenic disturbances, and topographic variables in different land-cover types. Woody plants ≥5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) were recorded from 20-by-20 m plots, those <5 cm DBH were recorded from 10-by-10 m plots, and tree seedlings were recorded in 3-by-3 m plots. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling with Bray–Curtis distance was employed to analyse woody species composition. Woody species richness was analysed using generalised linear modelling. Tree diameter-class distributions were examined for population structure. The study identified 104 woody plants belonging to 52 families, where 74.5% were indigenous and 16.7% were endemic to Ethiopia. Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Rosaceae were the most species-rich families. There was evidence for the effect of anthropogenic disturbance and elevation on woody species composition. Wetlands contained the highest woody species richness, while woody species richness declined with increasing elevation and disturbance. Evidence of good regeneration was observed in wetlands. To sustain the ecological functions and services provided by the watershed, rehabilitation of the forest and shrub-cover should be a high priority for local management authorities.     

川西周公山柳杉人工林群落的边缘效应

为研究人工林群落的边缘效应特征, 本文以川西周公山森林公园的柳杉(Cryptomeria fortunei)人工林破碎化大斑块为对象, 以植株平均胸径、平均高度、平均密度、丰富度指数(D)和Shannon-Wiener指数(H)来综合衡量边缘效应深度。在实地踏查的基础上, 从林缘向林内(梯度1至梯度5)设置5条样带(宽度为10 m), 在每条样带中设置4个10 m × 10 m的小样方进行调查。结果表明: (1)从物种组成上看, 在总面积为2,000 m²的20个小样方中共记录到111个物种, 隶属于54科96属, 物种数从林缘至林内递减。(2)从群落结构上看, 乔木层的平均胸径从林缘至林内呈减小趋势, 平均密度则相反, 平均高度无显著变化; 灌木层的平均密度从林缘向林内减小, 平均高度无显著变化; 草本层的平均密度和平均高度均呈减小趋势。(3)从物种多样性上看, 总体上各层次的丰富度指数和Shannon-Wiener指数均从林缘向林内呈减小趋势, 其中灌木层和草本层的变化趋势最明显; 同时, 林内各梯度与梯度1 (林缘)的共有种和相似性系数从林缘向林内递减。(4)分析各项群落特征发现, 平均高度、平均密度和相似性系数的数值在梯度2向梯度3过渡时的起伏变化最明显, 推断本研究中柳杉人工林斑块的边缘深度可达林内20 m。     

Vegetation Structure,Composition, and Species Richness Across a 56‐year Chronosequence of Dry Tropical Forest on Providencia Island,Colombia1

We compared vegetation structure and species richness across a 56‐yr chronosequence of six replicated age classes of dry tropical forest on the island of Providencia, Colombia, in the Southwest Caribbean. Stand age classes were determined using sequential, orthorectified panchromatic aerial photos acquired between 1944 and 1996 and Landsat 7 ETM + satellite imagery from 2000. Along the chronosequence we established 59 plots of 2 × 50 m (0.01 ha) to document changes in species richness, basal area, tree height, stem density, and sprouting ability. All woody trees and shrubs >2.5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) were censused and measured. Although woody species density reached a peak in stands from 32 to 56 yr old, rarefaction analysis showed that species richness increased linearly with stand age and was highest in stands 56 yr old or greater. Nonparametric, abundance‐based estimators of species richness also showed positive and linear associations with age. Basal area and mean tree height were positively associated with age since abandonment, while sprouting ability showed a negative relationship. Our results indicate rapid recovery of woody species richness and structural characteristics along this tropical dry forest chronosequence.     

达维台风对海南尖峰岭热带山地雨林群落的影响

 海南岛地处我国台风的频发地带, 台风是影响海南岛热带雨林的一个重要的自然干扰因子。该文对2005年达维台风前后海南尖峰岭热带山地雨林天然次生林2 600 m²固定样地的物种组成、胸高断面积、植株数目、风倒木的影响因子、物种多样性、生物量变化及碳储量归还进行比较分析。结果显示, 台风后森林内产生大量的风倒木、断枝和落叶, 导致群落郁闭度减少、透光性增强, 并产生大量的林窗。台风后群落的组成结构发生显著变化, 受损株数达514株(占总株数26.1%); 其中风倒木比例较大, 达206株(占总株数10.5%)。方差分析结果显示, 受台风影响产生的风倒木与未明显受损树木的胸径面积、树高和木材密度均无显著差异; 但与树种组成有较紧密的关联, 对乔木层、幼树层和下木层造成的损害存在种类上的明显差异。台风产生的损害可以分为直接性损害和间接性损害两种: 1)直接性损害主要作用于乔木层, 造成大径级植株严重受损; 部分树种重要值降低, 变成伴生种, 或者次优势种和原有优势种成为共同优势种; 2)间接性损害主要通过风倒木作用于幼树层和下木层, 产生的倒木、断枝和落叶压倒其它植株, 表现为小面积范围内的个体死亡, 甚至有种类消失; 部分优势种的个体数减少较多, 但占该种群所有个体数目的比例较小。乔木层的Shannon-Wiener和Simpson多样性指数均略有下降, 而幼树层和下木层均略有上升, 但3个林层均表现为不同程度的种类消失和一些种类的个体数目减少。此次台风还造成该样地至少占台风前总生物量10.42%的生物量归还给林地, 并对森林生态系统碳循环产生重大影响。     

天台山不同林型土壤微生物区系及其商值(qMB,qCO2)

研究了天台山8种林型下土壤微生物数量、微生物量碳、微生物量氮、微呼吸速率和微生物商值(qMB,qCO2),结果表明,均以云锦杜鹃林、黄山松林、茶园和竹林土壤中较大,以柳杉林土壤最小。天然林土壤的上述指标的平均水平均高于人工林土壤,所产生的差异是不同林型的立地条件和土壤性状综合影响的结果qCO2值以柳杉林、日本花柏林和茶园土壤最高(4．52％,4．43％,4．26％),云锦杜鹃林、黄山松林和七子花林土壤相对较低(3．475％,3．82％,3．70％),比前者土壤质量较好,可持续利用潜力大。     

Patterns of tree species richness in Jalisco,Mexico: relation to topography,climate and forest structure

The objective of this study was to identify the major environmental variables and components of forest structure associated with variability in tree species richness on a network of 806 permanent plots in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Tree data recorded on the sample plots were used to characterize tree species richness by forest type and climatic conditions (temperature and precipitation) in the State. Species composition and other diversity indices were also calculated. Explanatory variables identified in a Poisson regression identified forest cover type, elevation, tree basal area, canopy closure, and winter precipitation as being important to changes in tree species richness. An “extreme quantile curve estimation” approach was then used to approximate the boundary that represented the maximum potential species richness response to the various levels of important variables. Maximum tree species richness decreased with increasing elevation. The relationships between maximum species richness and tree basal area, canopy closure, and winter precipitation followed a hump-back unimodal model, with intermediate values supporting the largest species richness. We believe that results of the current study will contribute to further development of a conservation plan for tree species in the State of Jalisco, Mexico.     

广州市不同城市化发展区域蝶类多样性

2005～2006年,对广州地区4个不同城市化发展区域(森林区、农田区、城市区、沿海湿地区)的蝶类进行6次调查,共统计到10科46属73种.森林区科、属、物种和个体数目都最多,沿海湿地区各项数量指标都最小,农田区的个体数量大于城市区,但科、属和物种数却与城市区差异不大.多样性分析结果表明,森林区的种类丰度、多样性指数最高,沿海湿地区的种类丰度和多样性指数最低;均匀度大小依次为沿海湿地区﹥农田区﹥森林区﹥城市区;优势度指数大小依次为沿海湿地区﹥城市区﹥农田区﹥森林区.相似性分析结果表明,森林区和农田区具有的相同物种数最多,相似性系数最高;沿海湿地区和森林区、农田区、城市区具有的相同物种数都较少,相似性系数也较低.     

Two Newly Recorded Species of tribe Eucosmini (Lepidoptera,Tortricidae) from North Korea

Stream restoration affects stream biodiversity by improving water quality and habitat environments. Benthic macroinvertebrates are used as indicators of changes in stream environment, and, therefore, the effects of restoration can be evaluated by a long‐term monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrates. Cheonggye stream is an urban stream in Seoul, Korea, and a restoration project was conducted from July 2003 to September 2005. The purpose of this study was to investigate the long‐term changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate communities in Cheonggye stream after the restoration project in 2005. A 6‐year field study was seasonally conducted at five study sites in Cheonggye stream from November 2005 to October 2011. Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled quantitatively using a Surber sampler (50 × 50 cm; mesh 0.25 mm, two replications per site). As a result, species richness of benthic macroinvertebrates rapidly increased after the restoration project and peaked (35 species per sample) in 2006 but gradually dropped to approximately 20 species up to the recent year. As a consequence, community indices changed gradually according to species richness and abundance: Dominance indices peaked in 2010 and species diversity indices (H') peaked in 2007. According to a functional feeding group analysis, the composition of collector–filterers increased at first, but the decreased gradually to the recent year. In contrast, collector–gatherers showed an opposite tendency. The composition of clingers increased during the initial 4 years (2005–2008), whereas burrowers rapidly increased after 2008.     

庙岛群岛典型植物群落物种、功能、结构多样性及其对环境因子的响应

海岛植被在全球生物多样性研究中起重要作用,研究海岛植被多样性对于理解海陆相互作用下植物群落的多样性维持机制有重要意义.本研究以庙岛群岛的麻栎群落、刺槐群落、黑松群落、荆条群落4种典型植物群落为对象,采用物种多样性指数、功能多样性指数和结构多样性指数,在群落尺度上探讨了海岛典型植物群落物种、功能、结构多样性间的关系及其对环境因子的响应.结果表明: 黑松群落的物种丰富度与Rao指数高于刺槐群落与麻栎群落,而结构多样性却较低;荆条灌丛的物种、结构多样性均低于森林群落,而功能多样性高于部分森林群落.物种丰富度与Rao指数以及树高多样性间呈显著正相关,与功能均匀度呈显著负相关.结构多样性主要由坡度决定且与坡度呈负相关;功能均匀度与坡度呈正相关,而功能异质性、功能离散度和物种多样性则更多地受土壤理化性质的影响,与土壤容重及土壤总碳呈正相关,与土壤含水率呈负相关.总体而言,庙岛群岛的植物群落多样性格局既有与大陆植被相似的特征,但也有其海岛特殊性.     

Vertical oviposition activity of mosquitoes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil with emphasis on the sylvan vector,Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae)

This study aimed to assess the vertical patterns of oviposition and temporal changes in the distribution of mosquito species in an area of the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, and in particular, the behavior and oviposition of potential yellow fever virus vectors. Mosquito samples were collected from the Ecological Reserve Guapiaçu (REGUA, Brazil), which includes a somewhat disturbed forest, with a large diversity of plants and animals. In all, 5,458 specimens (ten species from seven genera) were collected. Haemagogus leucocelaenus was the most frequently captured species, representing 73% of the specimens collected. Species richness and diversity were the highest in the samples collected from the ground‐level ovitraps and decreased with height. Species composition also differed significantly among heights. The largest species differences were detected between ovitraps set at the ground level and those set at 7 m and 9 m; Hg. leucocelaenus, Limatus durhamii, and Limatus paraensis contributed most to these differences. Sampling month and climatic variables had significant effects on species richness and diversity. Species diversity and richness decreased with height, suggesting that the conditions for mosquito breeding are more favorable closer to the ground. Species composition also showed vertical differences.