Winners and losers of climate change for the genus Merodon (Diptera: Syrphidae) across the Balkan Peninsula

Kaloveloni, Aggeliki; Tscheulin, Thomas; Vujić, Ante; Radenković, Snežana; Petanidou, Theodora

doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.06.032

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“…Undoubtedly, habitat type and the altitude at which a given species occurs influence species distributions of all hoverflies, regardless of which genus they belong to. Most species included in the analyses of Radenković et al (2017) are Alpine, while the Merodon species analysed by Kaloveloni et al (2015) are both high mountain and Mediterranean in origin, with our analyses confirming the patterns established in these studies. However, endemic species occurring on some Greek islands, and only included in our analyses, show a mixed response, with some species increasing their area of occupancy and that of others decreasing.…”

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Effects of climate change on the distribution of hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Southeast Europe

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“…those not limited to the Balkan Peninsula) and with a large number of occurrences (more than 15 and 30 for Cheilosia and Merodon, respectively) were included in the analyses. Kaloveloni et al (2015) predicted Merodon species to be relatively equally divided amongst gainers and losers of areas of occupancy, whereas Radenković et al…”

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Effects of climate change on the distribution of hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Southeast Europe

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“…; Kaloveloni et al . ). Climate change constitutes a key factor contributing to the global decline of pollinators and thereby affecting plant–pollinator interactions (Potts et al .…”

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Climate drives plant–pollinator interactions even along small‐scale climate gradients: the case of the Aegean

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Plant-pollinator network structure is the outcome of ecological and evolutionary processes, and although the importance of environmental factors is beyond doubt, our knowledge of how abiotic factors (e.g. climate) shape plant-pollinator networks remains limited. This knowledge gap is critical, as climate change poses a major threat to ecosystems, especially in the Mediterranean. This study focuses on one of the hottest parts of the Mediterranean Basin, the Aegean Archipelago, Greece, and examines how climate affects species richness and network properties (e.g. nestedness, modularity and specialisation) - either directly or indirectly through species richness. We sampled systematically 39 local plant-pollinator networks on eight islands along a north-south climate gradient in the Aegean. All plant-pollinator material used in the analyses was collected in 2012 and identified to species level. Aspects of climate used in the models were expressed as average conditions (mean temperature and annual precipitation) or as seasonal variability (isothermality and temperature seasonality). Structural properties of plant-pollinator networks were found to be strongly associated with species richness, which was in turn affected by climate, implying that pollination network structure is driven indirectly by climate. In addition, climate had a direct effect on network structure, especially on modularity and specialisation. Different aspects of climate affected network properties in different ways. We highlight that even in a relatively narrow latitudinal gradient, such as within the Aegean Sea region, climate constitutes a significant driver of plant-pollinator interactions.

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“…Species with a narrow temperature range are more vulnerable to climate change than generalists, which are able to tolerate a wider range of temperature (Kaloveloni et al . ). In addition, species with low mobility are susceptible to climate change as they may not be able to track environmental changes.…”

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Abiotic effects on the distributions of major insect species in agricultural fields

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We compared how abiotic factors affect the regional distributions of four insect groups (Dermaptera, Formicidae, Orthoptera and Diptera). Insects were collected using a pitfall trap from 36 agricultural field sites, and 31 933 individuals encompassing 139 species were observed. The distribution pattern of dominant species was not obviously different among the four groups. Species richness (H′) of Orthoptera showed a negative and positive correlation with precipitation and sunlight duration, respectively. Longitudinal zonation was the main distribution pattern of many dominant species. Overall, canonical correspondence analysis showed that temperature and precipitation were closely associated with the distribution of Orthoptera, but not that of Formicidae, implying that Formicidae may be affected less by abiotic factors compared to other taxonomic groups. Some orthopteran species such as Dianemobius nigrofasciatus and Polionemobius mikado showed a negative correlation with temperature. We suggest that these species can be categorized as susceptible to climate change. Our results also implied that the association between climate variables and distribution of insects should be evaluated at a species level.

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Winners and losers of climate change for the genus Merodon (Diptera: Syrphidae) across the Balkan Peninsula

Cited by 25 publications

References 61 publications

Effects of climate change on the distribution of hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Southeast Europe

Effects of climate change on the distribution of hoverfly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Southeast Europe

Climate drives plant–pollinator interactions even along small‐scale climate gradients: the case of the Aegean

Abiotic effects on the distributions of major insect species in agricultural fields

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