Dispersal, Colonization Power and Metapopulation Structure in the Vulnerable Butterfly Proclossiana eunomia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Nève, Gabriel; Barascud, Bernard; Hughes, R. N.; Aubert, Josiane; Descimon, Henri; Lebrun, Philippe; Baguette, Michel

doi:10.2307/2405011

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“…Similar patterns of residence, catchability and recruitment are reported in many MR studies of butterflies with discrete generations (e.g. Boggs, 1987;Nève et al, 1996;Wahlberg et al, 2002;Zimmermann et al, 2009;Fric et al, 2010). For E. aurinia the CLM approach was used to estimate adult numbers in diminishing populations in Belgium (Schtickzelle et al, 2005), in a highly abundant but fragmented population in Portugal (Junker & Schmitt, 2009) (both single seasons) and in a population inhabiting extreme conditions above the timberline in the Alps (Junker et al, 2010) (two seasons).…”

Section: Residence Catchability and Recruitmentsupporting

confidence: 75%

Demography of adults of the Marsh fritillary butterfly, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic: Patterns across sites and seasons

Zimmermann¹,

Blažková²,

Čížek³

et al. 2011

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) has declined across Europe, including the Czech Republic. Current conservation strategies rely on prevention of habitat loss and degradation, and increase in habitat quality and connectivity via promoting traditional grassland management. The population structure and adult demography parameters of a single population was investigated for eight years (single system), and of all the known Czech populations (multiple populations) for a single year, using mark-recapture. There was substantial variation in the patterns of adult demography, both among years in the single system and among the multiple populations in a single year. In the single system, the date of the first flight of an adult varied by 18 days over the 8 years and total annual numbers varied with a coefficient of variation of 0.40 (females fluctuating more than males). The average density was ca 80 adults/ha. The population size displayed density-dependence, i.e. decreased following years with high adult numbers, with an equilibrium density of 90 individuals/ha. The average density of the multiple populations was ca 120 individuals/ha. The estimated total population for the Czech Republic was 25,000 individuals (17,000 males / 8,000 females) in 2007, which does not indicate an imminent threat of extinction. The regional persistence of E. aurinia is likely to depend on recolonisation of temporarily vacant sites by dispersing individuals, facilitated by local shifts in adult flight phenology to that better adapted to local conditions.

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Section: Residence Catchability and Recruitmentsupporting

confidence: 75%

Demography of adults of the Marsh fritillary butterfly, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic: Patterns across sites and seasons

Zimmermann¹,

Blažková²,

Čížek³

et al. 2011

Eur. J. Entomol.

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“…Often specific years have considerably higher dispersal rates than the average, which could be related to weather (Kindvall 1995;Nève et al 1996). No difference in dispersal rate between years was observed in this study, but as the number of dispersals per year was small, only substantial differences between years would have been detectable.…”

Section: Dispersal Patternsmentioning

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The dispersal rate of a beetle, Osmoderma eremita, living in tree hollows

2001

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The dispersal of an endangered beetle, Osmoderma eremita, that lives in tree hollows, was studied by mark-release-recapture with pitfall traps. As only a small proportion of all dispersals is observed by this method, a simulation model was constructed to estimate the dispersal rate per individual. The model results suggest that 15% of the adults leave the original tree for another hollow tree, and consequently most individuals remain in the same tree throughout their entire life. This suggests that each hollow tree sustains a local population with limited connection with the populations in surrounding trees. It supports the view that O. eremita has a metapopulation structure, with each tree possibly sustaining a local population, and with the population in an assemblage of trees forming a metapopulation. Low dispersal rate and range make the species vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, probably at a scale of only a few hundred meters.

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“…Some so-called sedentary species have been shown subsequently to be able to disperse several kilometres (Brunzel & Reich, 1996;Ne`ve et al, 1996;Mousson et al, 1999;Petit et al, 2001). The issue of underestimation of butterfly dispersal in mark-release-recapture experiments due to the size of the study area has also been discussed by Wilson and Thomas (2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Movement of two grassland butterflies in the same habitat network: the role of adult resources and size of the study area

Schneider

Dover

Fry

2003

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract. 1. Movement patterns of two butterfly species (meadow brown Maniola jurtina L. and scarce copper Lycaenae virgaureae L.) were studied in a 172 ha area within a landscape with a high percentage of suitable habitats for mark-release-recapture experiments.2. Adult resource density, but not patch size or larval food plant abundance, influenced the numbers and the fractions of residents, emigrants, and immigrants.3. Differences between species were observed in movement frequency and maximum distances moved but not in mean distances moved. 4. The scarce copper showed much greater movement ability than expected from the results of published studies. This is believed to be a result of the comparatively large size of the study area and the high cover of suitable habitat (>50%).5. The mean and maximum distances travelled by butterflies reflected differences in the size of the study area.

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Dispersal, Colonization Power and Metapopulation Structure in the Vulnerable Butterfly Proclossiana eunomia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Cited by 100 publications

References 29 publications

Demography of adults of the Marsh fritillary butterfly, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic: Patterns across sites and seasons

Demography of adults of the Marsh fritillary butterfly, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic: Patterns across sites and seasons

The dispersal rate of a beetle, Osmoderma eremita, living in tree hollows

Movement of two grassland butterflies in the same habitat network: the role of adult resources and size of the study area

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