Tropical Moth Community Responses to Light Pollution and Climate Change

Victoria Amaral's thesis data investigates how artificial light at night (ALAN) and climate change shape moth communities, trophic interactions, and functional traits in tropical forests. The research includes field studies in Hong Kong and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in China. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-29.

Use Cases

• Analyzing moth community composition and abundance changes based on urban light pollution exposure.
• Investigating trophic interaction shifts, such as predation pressure, based on experimental ALAN data.
• Studying functional trait and elevational structuring changes in moth communities based on climate change effects.
• Evaluating the mediating role of habitat disturbance and land-use history based on comparative forest site data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from experimental and observational studies in distinct tropical forest sites (Hong Kong and Xishuangbanna).
• The dataset supports analysis of dual stressors (ALAN and climate change) across spatial and temporal scales.
• Research findings are synthesized with the concept of evolutionary circadian entrainment, providing a theoretical framework.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last updated 2026-04-29 05:17:01.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field studies and experiments in tropical forests.

Freshness

2026-04-29 05:17:01

Geography

Hong Kong and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, China