Butterfly-plant interactions and body size patterns along an elevational gradient in the Manang region of central Nepal

Shrestha, B. R.; Tinsina, B.; Münzbergová, Zuzana; Dostálek, Tomáš; Gaudel, P.; Basnet, T. B.; Rokaya, Maan Bahadur

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5381-3

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Butterfly-plant interactions and body size patterns along an elevational gradient in the Manang region of central Nepal

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SYSNO ASEP	0533240
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Butterfly-plant interactions and body size patterns along an elevational gradient in the Manang region of central Nepal
Author(s)	Shrestha, B. R. (NP) Tinsina, B. (NP) Münzbergová, Zuzana (BU-J)_{RID, ORCID, SAI} Dostálek, Tomáš (BU-J)_{RID, ORCID} Gaudel, P. (NP) Basnet, T. B. (NP) Rokaya, Maan Bahadur (BU-J)_{RID, ORCID}
Source Title	Journal of Mountain Science. - : Science Press - ISSN 1672-6316 Roč. 17, č. 5 (2020), s. 1115-1127
Number of pages	13 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	CN - China
Keywords	Lepidoptera ; species richness ; microhabitat
Subject RIV	EH - Ecology, Behaviour
OECD category	Ecology
R&D Projects	GA17-10280S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
Method of publishing	Limited access
Institutional support	BU-J - RVO:67985939
UT WOS	000520703600001
EID SCOPUS	85082815256
DOI	10.1007/s11629-019-5381-3
Annotation	In this study, we investigated abiotic and biotic factors affecting species richness and community composition of butterflies along an elevational gradient in Manang region, central Nepal. Species richness of butterflies increased with increasing elevation. Species richness was significantly higher in places with shrubs compared to other places and also in autumn than in summer. Species richness of butterflies also depended on composition of plant species occurring at the localities. Butterfly species composition varied among sampling localities. It was also determined by habitat type, elevation, sampling time, plant species and interactions of elevation × time. The relationship between butterfly size and elevation was in the opposite direction than expected according to the Bergmann’s rule. In conclusion, protection of butterfly diversity can only be achieved by protecting different habitats across the diverse physiography of the region and different plant species, in particular herbs and shrubs. Our results do not support the Bergmann's rule for butterflies along an elevational gradient in our region.
Workplace	Institute of Botany
Contact	Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8
Year of Publishing	2021
Electronic address	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5381-3

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