Consequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains
Due to changes in the global climate, isolated alpine sites have become one of the most vulnerable habitats worldwide. The indigenous fauna in these habitats is threatened by an invasive species, dwarf pine (Pinus mugo), which is highly competitive and could be important in determining the compositi...
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ftenkore:wikidata-Q36058613 2023-10-09T21:56:20+02:00 Consequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains Bílá, Karolína Šipoš, Jan Kindlmann, Pavel Kuras, Tomáš 2016-06-07 https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q36058613 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q36058613 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906659 https://doi.org/10.7717/PEERJ.2094 en eng PeerJ https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q36058613 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q36058613 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906659 doi:10.7717/PEERJ.2094 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pinus mugo journal article 2016 ftenkore https://doi.org/10.7717/PEERJ.2094 2023-09-22T09:36:30Z Due to changes in the global climate, isolated alpine sites have become one of the most vulnerable habitats worldwide. The indigenous fauna in these habitats is threatened by an invasive species, dwarf pine (Pinus mugo), which is highly competitive and could be important in determining the composition of the invertebrate community. In this study, the association of species richness and abundance of butterflies with the extent ofPinus mugocover at individual alpine sites was determined. Butterflies at alpine sites in the High Sudetes Mountains (Mts.) were sampled using Moericke yellow water traps. The results of a Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) indicated that at a local scale the area of alpine habitats is the main limiting factor for native species of alpine butterflies. Butterfly assemblages are associated with distance to the tree-line with the optimum situated in the lower forest zone. In addition the CCA revealed that biotic factors (i.e.Pinus mugoand alpine tundra vegetation) accounted for a significant amount of the variability in species data. Regionally, the CCA identified that the species composition of butterflies and moths is associated with presence and origin ofPinus mugo. Our study provides evidence that the structure of the Lepidopteran fauna that formed during the postglacial period and also the present composition of species assemblages is associated with the presence ofPinus mugo. With global warming,Pinus mugohas the potential to spread further into alpine areas and negatively affect the local species communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra enKORE project PeerJ 4 e2094 |
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Due to changes in the global climate, isolated alpine sites have become one of the most vulnerable habitats worldwide. The indigenous fauna in these habitats is threatened by an invasive species, dwarf pine (Pinus mugo), which is highly competitive and could be important in determining the composition of the invertebrate community. In this study, the association of species richness and abundance of butterflies with the extent ofPinus mugocover at individual alpine sites was determined. Butterflies at alpine sites in the High Sudetes Mountains (Mts.) were sampled using Moericke yellow water traps. The results of a Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) indicated that at a local scale the area of alpine habitats is the main limiting factor for native species of alpine butterflies. Butterfly assemblages are associated with distance to the tree-line with the optimum situated in the lower forest zone. In addition the CCA revealed that biotic factors (i.e.Pinus mugoand alpine tundra vegetation) accounted for a significant amount of the variability in species data. Regionally, the CCA identified that the species composition of butterflies and moths is associated with presence and origin ofPinus mugo. Our study provides evidence that the structure of the Lepidopteran fauna that formed during the postglacial period and also the present composition of species assemblages is associated with the presence ofPinus mugo. With global warming,Pinus mugohas the potential to spread further into alpine areas and negatively affect the local species communities. |
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Consequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains |
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Consequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains |
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Consequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains |
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