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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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    SYSNO ASEP0473412
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleConsequences for selected high-elevation butterflies and moths from the spread of Pinus mugo into the alpine zone in the High Sudetes Mountains
    Author(s) Bílá, Karolína (UEK-B) RID, SAI, ORCID
    Šipoš, Jan (UEK-B) RID
    Kindlmann, Pavel (UEK-B) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Kuras, T. (CZ)
    Number of authors4
    Article numbere2094
    Source TitlePeerJ. - : PeerJ - ISSN 2167-8359
    Roč. 4, JUN (2016)
    Number of pages20 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordshruby jesenik mts ; erebia-epiphron ; species richness ; lepidoptera ; population ; europe ; assemblages ; vegetation ; gradients ; patterns ; Afforestation ; Alpine tundra ; Lepidoptera ; Dwarf pine ; Postglacial development ; Central European mountains ; Biodiversity loss
    Subject RIVEH - Ecology, Behaviour
    R&D ProjectsLO1415 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportRVO:67179843 - RVO:67179843
    UT WOS000378026800002
    EID SCOPUS84977159773
    DOI https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2094
    AnnotationDue 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 of Pinus mugo cover 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 mugo and 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 of Pinus 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 of Pinus mugo. With global warming, Pinus mugo has the potential to spread further into alpine areas and negatively affect the local species communities.
    WorkplaceGlobal Change Research Institute
    ContactNikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
    Year of Publishing2017
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