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Forest eternal? Endemic butterflies of the Bamenda highlands, Cameroon, avoid close-canopy forest
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SYSNO ASEP 0356183 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Forest eternal? Endemic butterflies of the Bamenda highlands, Cameroon, avoid close-canopy forest Author(s) Tropek, Robert (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Konvička, M. (CZ)Number of authors 2 Source Title African Journal of Ecology. - : Wiley - ISSN 0141-6707
Roč. 48, č. 2 (2010), s. 428-437Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords afromontane landscape ; conservation ; Lepidoptera Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects GD206/08/H044 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z50070508 - ENTU-I, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000277320000016 DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01129.x Annotation The Gulf of Guinea Highlands, a centre of endemism and high conservation importance, represent the only large mountain system in West and Central Africa. We studied habitat use of three common endemic butterflies Colias electo manengoubensis, Bicyclus anisops and Mylothris jacksoni knutsoni, using time-standardized surveys in four distinct habitats: close-canopy forest, scrub and forest edges, bracken and grasslands. All three species avoided close-canopy forests and bracken; the Colias preferring grassland, whereas Bicyclus and Mylothris scrub and forest edges. Ordination analyses of surrounding habitats indicated that all three taxa required heterogeneous landscape mosaics. We argue that the life history traits of taxa with limited geographic distribution may reflect past habitat conditions within their ranges, and that these habitat preferences can indicate the continuous existence of mosaic of forest and nonforest habitats in the West African mountains. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2011
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