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Quick recovery of a threatened butterfly in well-connected patches following an extreme drought
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- Johansson, Victor (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Biologi,Tekniska fakulteten,Calluna AB, Linkopings Slott, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Kindvall, Oskar (author)
- Calluna AB, Linkopings Slott, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Askling, John (author)
- Calluna AB, Linkopings Slott, Linkoping, Sweden
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- 2022-02-24
- 2022
- English.
- In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1752-458X .- 1752-4598. ; 15:5, s. 572-582
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent due to climate change. We therefore need to understand how species respond to these events. In 2018, the worst drought ever recorded hit the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, which led to a major decline of the threatened marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) the succeeding summer. We compared yearly occupancy among 256 habitat patches between 2018 and 2020 and analysed the colonisation-extinction dynamics between 2019 and 2020 in relation to patch area, connectivity, and habitat quality. Moreover, using capture-mark-release data in two patch clusters differing in connectivity, we also compared population sizes before and after the drought and analysed 'population growth rates'. We also compared yearly abundance of host plants (Succisa pratensis) over time. Results show a remarkable recovery of the marsh fritillary. Both patch occupancy in 2020 and the number of individuals in the well-connected patch cluster were higher than before the drought. In contrast, host plants were fewer and smaller, which taken together suggest that the amount of food resources was roughly half in 2020 compared to the pre-drought conditions. Moreover, the butterfly population in the less connected patch cluster was eight times smaller compared to the population size before the drought. Local colonisations, extinctions, and population growth rates were explained by connectivity. The ability to quickly recover after extreme droughts is promising in times of climate change. The significance of connectivity for the population dynamics during recovery highlights the importance of maintaining well-connected patch networks.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
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- climate change
- colonisation-extinction dynamics
- extreme weather
- metapopulation
- population growth rate
- Ecology
- Ekologi
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