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Temporal shifts in butterfly diversity: responses to natural and anthropic forest transitions

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Author(s):
Lourenco, G. M. [1, 2] ; Luna, P. [3] ; Guevara, R. [4] ; Dattilo, W. [3] ; Freitas, A. V. L. [1] ; Ribeiro, S. P. [1, 2]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Programa Posgrad Ecol, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Ouro Preto, Ecol Insetos Dossel & Sucessao Nat, Lab Ecohlth, Inst Ciencias Biol, NUPEB, BR-35400000 Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil
[3] Inst Ecol AC, Red Ecoetol, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz - Mexico
[4] Inst Ecol AC, Red Biol Evolut, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz - Mexico
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION; v. 24, n. 2 DEC 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Butterfly species often synchronize their life cycles to seasonality, as increasing temperature and rainfall act as clues of resource availability. Nevertheless, human-made forest edges cause major changes in the microclimatic conditions that may jeopardize the synchrony between insects and favorable conditions for their emergence, conversely to natural ecotones. Here, the distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies was studied over one year in three different habitats (forest interior, forest ecotone, forest edge) to examine if: (i) species richness and abundance varies among habitats and subfamily/tribe over the year; (ii) temperature and rainfall affect the abundance and temporal distribution of species richness; and (iii) the beta diversity and its monthly partition are similar among habitats. The present study was carried out in the Rio Doce State Park, Brazil, a 36,000 ha forest reserve. In total, 11,594 individuals representing 98 butterfly species were collected. The butterflies presented a nonuniform distribution of abundance in all habitats, with greater abundance, richness and species diversity during the wet season. Butterfly abundance increased with high temperatures in all habitats. The contribution of species turnover and nestedness varied over the months, overlapping with the seasonal changes. Understanding how rates of species turnover vary over time in different habitats can help explain the vulnerability of species to environmental changes, allowing comparison of assemblages over time. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/50225-3 - Natural history, phylogeny and conservation of Neotropical Lepidoptera
Grantee:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: a multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot
Grantee:Cristina Yumi Miyaki
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants