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Mahata A, Palita SK. Butterfly diversity in Koraput district of Odisha, Eastern Ghats, India. Trop Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-022-00250-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Keren I, Malkinson D, Dorman M, Balaban A, Bar (Kutiel P. The relationship between plant and butterfly richness and composition and socioecological drivers in five adjacent cities along the Mediterranean Coast of Israel. JOURNAL OF URBAN ECOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/jue/juac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Urbanization is the land-use process that most significantly impacts flora and fauna. We conducted a multiple city comparison of two taxa to assess whether richness patterns are similar across cities and taxa. This study aimed to examine the effects socioecological factors, namely open area size, socioeconomic status and the built-up cover, on species richness and composition of plants and butterflies in five adjacent Mediterranean cities in Israel’s coastal plain. Vegetation surveys were conducted in 170 open area sites in various urban settings. In 34 of them, the presence of butterfly species was also recorded. Mixed-effect generalized linear models were used to examine the site's characteristics effect on the species richness. The identity of each city was included as a random effect in the models. Results indicated that overall plant species richness increased with patch size, whereas butterfly richness was not associated with this factor. Plant and butterfly species richness in all categories decreased with the increase in building cover, except for endemic plant species. The results demonstrate the complex contribution of urban open area patches to the biodiversity of different taxa, being conditional on their size, surrounding built-up area and socioeconomic values.
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- Itay Keren
- Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, P.O.B. 653, Israel
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
- Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, P.O.B. 653, Israel
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- The Nili & David Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO), Israel Ornithological Center, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, P.O.B. 653, Israel
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Meléndez-Jaramillo E, Cantú-Ayala CM, Treviño-Garza EJ, Sánchez-Reyes UJ, Herrera-Fernández B. Composition and diversity of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) along an atmospheric pollution gradient in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico. Zookeys 2021; 1037:73-103. [PMID: 34054315 PMCID: PMC8139943 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1037.66001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This study compares the variation of richness, abundance and diversity of butterfly species along an atmospheric pollution gradient and during different seasons in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico. Likewise, we analyse the influence of environmental variables on the abundance and richness of butterfly species and quantify the indicator species for each atmospheric pollution category. Based on spatial analysis of the main atmospheric pollutants and the vegetation cover conditions, four permanent sampling sites were delimited. The sampling was carried out monthly in each of the sites using aerial entomological nets and ten Van Someren-Rydon traps during May 2018 to April 2019. A total of 8,570 specimens belonging to six families and 209 species were collected. Both species richness and abundance were significantly different between all sites, except for the comparison between the moderate contamination site and the high contamination site; diversity decreased significantly with increasing levels of contamination. The seasonality effect was absent on species richness; however, for species abundance the differences between dry season and rainy season were significant in each site excepting the moderate contamination site. Regarding diversity, the seasonal effect showed different distribution patterns according to each order. Relative humidity, vegetation cover and three pollution variables were highly correlated with both abundance and species richness. From the total number of species found, only 47 had a significant indicator value. This study constitutes the first faunistic contribution of butterflies as indicators of the environmental quality of urban areas in Mexico, which will help in the development of strategies for the management, planning and conservation of urban biodiversity.
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- Edmar Meléndez-Jaramillo
- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ap. Postal 41, Linares, Nuevo León, C.P. 67700, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Linares Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ap. Postal 41, Linares, Nuevo León, C.P. 67700, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Linares Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ap. Postal 41, Linares, Nuevo León, C.P. 67700, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Linares Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México - Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Victoria. Boulevard Emilio Portes Gil No.1301, C.P. 87010, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Victoria Ciudad Victoria Mexico
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- Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Cordillera Volcánica Central (Fundecor), Costa Rica e Instituto Internacional para la Conservación y Manejo de la Vida Silvestre (Icomvis), Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica Universidad Nacional Heredia Costa Rica
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Ondreičková K, Piliarová M, Klčová L, Žofajová A, Gubiš J, Horník M, Gubišová M, Hudcovicová M, Kraic J. The impact of sewage sludge on the fungal communities in the rhizosphere and roots of barley and on barley yield. Open Life Sci 2021; 16:210-221. [PMID: 33817312 PMCID: PMC7968536 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2021-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Current problems with sewage sludge (SS) disposal could be solved by application to agricultural land considering its fertilizer properties and ability to improve soil condition. However, SS may contain heavy metals as well as pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, molecular analysis of partial 18S rRNA gene was used to study the impact of SS application into the soil on the genetic diversity of fungal communities, especially arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere and roots of barley. These samples were collected on three dates from the control soil without SS and from the soil with the addition of SS at the concentrations of 5 and 15 t ha-1. Fungal alpha diversity in the rhizosphere of barley was affected by SS differently than in barley roots. In addition, principal component analysis and cluster analysis revealed that fungal communities were strongly influenced by the SS addition into the soil, sample type, and the sampling date. This approach was complemented by an evaluation of the basic parameters of barley production and the response of these parameters to the presence of SS in the soil. The plant height increased with increasing SS concentration and the thousand seed weight significantly increased at the concentration of 5 t ha-1 SS but significantly decreased in 15 t ha-1.
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- Katarína Ondreičková
- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biotechnologies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Námestie J. Herdu 2, 917 01, Trnava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Námestie J. Herdu 2, 917 01, Trnava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Applied Biology and Genetics, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute of Plant Production, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
- Department of Biotechnologies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Námestie J. Herdu 2, 917 01, Trnava, Slovak Republic
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Samraj JM, Agnihotri M. Impact of land use pattern and seasonality on butterfly diversity in a sub-tropical Terai arc landscape (TAL), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India). Trop Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-021-00150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Assemblages and seasonal patterns in butterflies across different ecosystems in a sub-tropical zone of Jammu Shiwaliks, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Trop Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-020-00139-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mukherjee S, Basu P, Saha GK, Aditya G. Food dependent changes of the life history traits of Catopsilia pyranthe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2020.1769747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Mukherjee K, Mondal A. Butterfly diversity in heterogeneous habitat of Bankura, West Bengal, India. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 2020. [DOI: 10.11609/jott.5136.12.8.15804-15816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Butterfly diversity was observed in different habitats of Bankura District, West Bengal, India. This district is located at the junction of Chotanagpur plateau and Gangetic plain; it contains a variety of transitional habitats. We found 117 butterfly species from our covered survey area. The highest species recorded in the present study belonged to family Lycaenidae (30.76%) and Nymphalidae (29.91%) followed by Hesperiidae (16.23%), Pieridae (13.67%), Papilionidae (8.54%), and Riodinidae (0.85%), respectively. Based on sighting we found that 12.82% of all the butterflies recorded were abundant in nature while 21.36% were very common, 41.88% were frequent, and 23.93% were rare. Cluster analysis and other diversity indices gives us an overall idea about environmental health. The pattern of diversity change from plain to plateau gradient gives important insight about ecological edge effect. High species number in relation with low individual numbers were found in forest habitat. This preliminary study showed that heterogeneous habitats could harbour many butterflies and need proper conservation efforts to sustain it.
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