Beyond climate envelopes: effects of weather on regional population trends in butterflies.

ABSTRACT: Although the effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly evident by the shifts in species ranges across taxonomical groups, the underlying mechanisms affecting individual species are still poorly understood. The power of climate envelopes to predict future ranges has been seriously questioned in recent studies. Amongst others, an improved understanding of the effects of current weather on population trends is required. We analysed the relation between butterfly abundance and the weather experienced during the life cycle for successive years using data collected within the framework of the Dutch Butterfly Monitoring Scheme for 40 species over a 15-year period and corresponding climate data. Both average and extreme temperature and precipitation events were identified, and mul

SUBMITTER: WallisDeVries MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3172409 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature