Serious population extinctions of a formerly common xerothermic insect: the sad story of the conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena carniolica in the Czech Republic

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41320/23:97118

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-023-00489-5" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-023-00489-5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00489-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10841-023-00489-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Serious population extinctions of a formerly common xerothermic insect: the sad story of the conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena carniolica in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Background Zygaenacarniolicaisbothaflagshipandanumbrellaspeciesofcalcareousgrasslands,whichareunderdecline in central Europe. It used to be a very common species but is currently red-listed.Methods We studied the distribution of Zygaena carniolica in eastern Bohemia in 2010 and 2021 based on historical and recent findings. Moreover, we studied the associated floral composition and lepidopteran fauna by means of several site and landscape variables.Results Our results revealed a notable decline in the number of localities in which Zygaena carniolica was present. The presence of the burnet moth depended on the presence of bare soil and the host plant Onobrychis viciifolia at the studied localities. Moreover, the presence of Z. carniolica was correlated with a specific plant and lepidopteran species composition. Discussion The presence of Zygaena carniolica declined due to the loss of suitable habitats. Its natural and seminatural habitats are often converted for different land uses. Their management abandonment led to unsuitable vegetation succes- sion and the loss of the once-cultivated preferred host plant Onobrychis viciifolia. Stable populations of Zygaena carniolica might be achieved only in connection with appropriate habitat management. Conservation measures should be taken into consideration, given the dramatic decline in xerothermic species richness in the last 11 years.Implications for insect conservation The key to reversing this trend is restoring traditional grassland management in the form of nonintensive pastures and hay making. Moreover, some nontraditional management tools might be used to restore early successional stages of vegetation.

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

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

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

1572-9753

Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

669-677

UT code for WoS article

001017774500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85163600571