Do seasonal temperatures, species traits and nearby timber harvest predict variation in moth species richness and abundance in unlogged deciduous forests?

The present study aimed to determine whether the activity of lepidopteran communities in stands adjacent to timber harvest was more variable than that for communities in unlogged landscapes. Moths were sampled using light traps in 11 unlogged forest stands in Morgan-Monroe State Forest (Indiana, U.S.A.) in 2007 (before harvest) and then again from 2009 to 2012 (post-harvest within nearby stands). Mean winter low temperatures were correlated with...