Connecting Wetland Flooding Patterns to Insect Abundance Using High-Resolution Inundation Frequency Data

Abstract Flood dynamics are important drivers of wetland biodiversity. With current climate and land-use changes affecting overall water cycling, many ecosystems at risk degradation, biodiversity support negatively. This emphasizes a need for understanding possible correlations between specific hydrological conditions in wetlands, least terms species composition. In this study, we used high resolution monitoring levels insect sampling depressional to investigate inundation patterns abundance. Our results show that there is spatial temporal heterogeneity explains variation creates episodes downstream wet upstream dry conditions. addition, the variability was grid cells 2 meter’s resolution. There were also indications distance stream affected community structure. The findings from work local can create habitat conditions, which turn lead refuge habitats vulnerable condition. study highlights importance acknowledging quantitative methods when assessing relation communities.