Isolated Asian steppe element in the Balkans: habitats of Proterebia afra (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) and associated butterfly communities

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F17%3A00474925" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/17:00474925 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12310/17:43895390

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-017-9995-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-017-9995-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-017-9995-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10841-017-9995-x</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Isolated Asian steppe element in the Balkans: habitats of Proterebia afra (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) and associated butterfly communities

Original language description

A characteristic butterfly of Asian steppes, Proterebia afra (Fabricius 1787), was studied in its two relic areas of occurrence within the Balkans—the Askion Mts (a single mountain massif in NW Greece) and Dalmatia (karstic inland S Croatia)—together with co-occurring butterfly communities during its early spring adult flight period. P. afra adults tolerate harsh continental conditions prevailing at its localities during its flight. Local densities were higher in the Askion Mts (up to 100 individuals per 50 m walk) than in Dalmatia (up to 30 individuals per 50 m). Within both areas of occurrence, it inhabits dry grasslands subject to intermediate grazing pressure that retains enough dry grass litter but still suppresses shrubs and trees. Hotter slopes are preferred in more northerly Dalmatia than in the more southerly Askion Mts. More co-occurring butterfly species and more Mediterranean species were recorded in the Askion Mts (69 vs 63, 23 vs 12), but more butterfly individuals and higher species’ richness perntransect were observed in Dalmatia. In ordination analyses, the main gradients organising the grassland butterfly communities distinguished between grassy plains and rocky slopes containing more woody plants. Given the distribution extents, local densities and present land use conditions, the Balkan P. afra is not currently endangered, but this may swiftly changenwith grazing abandonment, especially in Dalmatia, and some conservation actions should be considered in the near future.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA14-33733S" target="_blank" >GA14-33733S: Downslope limits of high altitude insects: Ecophysiology of mountain butterflies throughout their development</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Insect Conservation

ISSN

1366-638X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

559-571

UT code for WoS article

000404178700018

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85019671760