Butterflies respond to habitat disturbance in tropical forests through activity shifts

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00627727" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00627727 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909919

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2656.70053" target="_blank" >https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2656.70053</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70053" target="_blank" >10.1111/1365-2656.70053</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Butterflies respond to habitat disturbance in tropical forests through activity shifts

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

1. Habitat disturbance can alter the dynamics of the forest microclimate by disrupting the canopy structure, particularly in structurally complex tropical forests. These changes may impact ectotherms, of which performance and fitness are highly sensitive to climatic conditions. Behavioural responses, such as changes in activities, may help buffer forest ectotherms like butterflies from microclimate changes in disturbed tropical forests. 2. Using field surveys from four tropical forest sites in Asia, we compared flight activity peaks, durations and intensity for populations of 21 forest-associated butterfly species between open-canopy and closed-canopy forests. We then compared the temperature and illumination that each species experienced during its activity period between the two forest types. 3. Although butterfly populations began their activity earlier and reached peak levels sooner in open-canopy forests compared to closed-canopy forests, the duration and intensity of activity remained similar across populations. Despite these shifts in activity timing between forest types, butterflies experienced comparable temperature conditions in both forest types, but were exposed to higher illumination levels in open-canopy forests. 4. Overall, we demonstrate that tropical butterflies can compensate for microclimate changes in tropical forests by shifting their activity patterns. This may help butterflies buffer against temperature increases but not against higher illumination levels following forest canopy opening due to habitat disturbance. Our results emphasize the importance of understanding how animal activity responds to habitat disturbance.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Butterflies respond to habitat disturbance in tropical forests through activity shifts

Popis výsledku anglicky

1. Habitat disturbance can alter the dynamics of the forest microclimate by disrupting the canopy structure, particularly in structurally complex tropical forests. These changes may impact ectotherms, of which performance and fitness are highly sensitive to climatic conditions. Behavioural responses, such as changes in activities, may help buffer forest ectotherms like butterflies from microclimate changes in disturbed tropical forests. 2. Using field surveys from four tropical forest sites in Asia, we compared flight activity peaks, durations and intensity for populations of 21 forest-associated butterfly species between open-canopy and closed-canopy forests. We then compared the temperature and illumination that each species experienced during its activity period between the two forest types. 3. Although butterfly populations began their activity earlier and reached peak levels sooner in open-canopy forests compared to closed-canopy forests, the duration and intensity of activity remained similar across populations. Despite these shifts in activity timing between forest types, butterflies experienced comparable temperature conditions in both forest types, but were exposed to higher illumination levels in open-canopy forests. 4. Overall, we demonstrate that tropical butterflies can compensate for microclimate changes in tropical forests by shifting their activity patterns. This may help butterflies buffer against temperature increases but not against higher illumination levels following forest canopy opening due to habitat disturbance. Our results emphasize the importance of understanding how animal activity responds to habitat disturbance.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA25-17499S" target="_blank" >GA25-17499S: Je populační dynamika hmyzu v tropickém deštném lese řízena primárně dostupností zdrojů, tlakem predátorů nebo variabilitou klimatu?</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Journal of Animal Ecology

ISSN

0021-8790

e-ISSN

1365-2656

Svazek periodika

94

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

1361-1371

Kód UT WoS článku

001484722300001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105004668215