Effect of cultivating croplands and grazing in arid grassland habitats on the conservation of melitaeine butterflies in a mountainous area in Northern China

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-46

  Wang, YiFei ^a,b   Chen, JieJun ^a,c   Liu, WenHua ^a,d   Xu, RuMei ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation; Croplands; Euphydryas aurinia; Grazing; Melitaea phoebe; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CHINA; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY;

EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; MELITAEA PHOEBE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33847273076     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0015-3     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Balmford A, Moore J L, Brooks T, et al. Conservation conflicts across Africa. Science, 2001, 291: 2616?2619
2. Foin T C, Riley S P D, Pawley A L, et al. Improving recovery planning for threatened and endangered species. BioScience, 1998, 48: 177?184
3. Bachelard P, Descimon H. Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) from the Central Massif (France): An ecogeographical analysis (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Linneana Belgica, 1999, 17(1): 23?41
4. Seidl A L. Population demographics and the conservation status of the Uncompahgre Fritillary Boloria acrocnema (Nymphalidae). J Lepidopterists' Soc, 1999, 53(1): 32?36
5. Ellis S. Habitat quality and management for the northern brown argues butterfly Aricia artaxerxes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in North East England. Biol Conserv, 2003, 113(2): 285?294
6. Pöyry J, Lindgren S, Salminen J, et al. Responses of butterfly and moth species to restored cattle grazing in semi-natural grasslands. Biol Conserv, 2005, 122: 465?478
7. Isselstein J, Jeangros B, Pavlu V. Agronomic aspects of biodiversity targeted management of temperate grasslands in Europe-A review. Agron Res, 2005, 3(2): 139?151
8. Feehan J, Gillmor D A, Culleton N. Effects of an agri-environment scheme on farmland biodiversity in Ireland. Agr Ecosyst Environ, 2005, 107: 275?286
9. Mysterud A, Hansen L O, Peters C, et al. The short-term effect of sheep grazing on selected invertebrates (Diptera and Hemiptera) relative to other environmental factors in an alpine ecosystem. J Zool, 2005, 266: 411?418
10. Yahner R H. Butterfly and skipper use of nectar sources in forested and agricultural landscapes of Pennsylvania. J Pa Pennsylvania Acad Sci, 1998, 71(3): 104?108
11. Balmer O, Erhardt A. Consequences of succession on extensively grazed grasslands for central European butterfly communities: Rethinking conservation practices. Conserv Biol, 2000, 14(3): 746?757
12. Wallis de Vries, M F, Raemakers I. Does extensive grazing benefit butterflies in coastal dunes? Restor Ecol, 2001, 9(2): 179?188
13. Kruess A, Tscharntke T. Grazing intensity and the diversity of grasshoppers, butterflies, and trap-nesting bees and wasps. Conserv Biol, 2002, 16(6): 1570?1580
14. Saarinen K. A comparison of butterfly communities along field margins under traditional and intensive management in SE Finland. Agr Ecosyst Environ, 2002, 90(1): 59?65
15. Dolek M, Geyer A. Conserving biodiversity on calcareous grasslands in the Franconian Jura by grazing: a comprehensive approach. Biol Conserv, 2002, 104(3): 351?360
16. Horner-Devine M C, Daily G C, Ehrlich P R, Boggs C L. Countryside biogeography of tropical butterflies. Conserv Biol, 2003, 17(1): 168?177
17. Jeanneret P, Schupbach B, Luka H. Quantifying the impact of landscape and habitat features on biodiversity in cultivated landscapes. Agr Ecosyst Environ, 2003, 98(1-3): 311?320
18. Weibull A C, Ostman O, Granqvist A. Species richness in agroecosystems: The effect of landscape, habitat and farm management. Biodivers Conserv, 2003, 12(7): 1335?1355
19. Troxler J, Chassot A. Effects of stocking rate on steer performance and vegetation patterns on mountain pastures. Grassland Science in Europe, 2004, 9: 587?589
20. Butterflies Under Threat Team. The management of chalk grassland for butterflies. Focus on Nature Conservation, No. 17. Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough, 1986
21. Oates M R. The management of southern limestone grasslands. British Wildlife, 1993, 5: 73?82
22. Feber R E, Brereton T M, Warren M S, et al. The impacts of deer on woodland butterflies: The good, the bad and the complex. Forestry, 2001, 74(3): 271?276
23. Hanski I. Metapopulation Ecology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999
24. Weiss S B. Cars, cows, and checkerspot butterflies: Nitrogen deposition and management of nutrient-poor grasslands for a threatened species. Conserv Biol, 1999, 13(6): 1476?1486
25. Ellis S. Conservation Research on the Durham Argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes ssp. Salmacis (Stephens). Report to English Nature, North-East Region: Contract No. 2/93, 1994
26. Wilcove D S, Rothstein D, Dubow J, et al. Quantifying threats to imperiled species in the United States. BioScience, 1998, 48: 607?615
27. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; threatened status for Holocarpha macradenia (Santa Cruz tarplant). Federal Register, 2000, 65: 14898?14908
28. Xin X P, Yang Zh Y, Tian X Zh, et al. Patch dynamics of alkaline leymus chinensis grassland under grazed and ungrazed conditions. Acta Phytoecol Sin (in Chinese). 2000, 24(6): 656?661
29. Zeng X D, Wang Ai H, Zhao G, et al. Ecological dynamic model of grassland and its practical verification. Sci China Ser C-Life Sci, 2005, 48(1): 41?48
30. Ellis S. Population dynamics, host selection and habitat management in the Durham Argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes ssp. Salmacis (Stephens). Report to English Nature, North-East Region: Contract No. 5/94, 1995
31. Pullin A S, Balint Z, Balletto E, et al. The status, ecology and conservation of Lycaena dispar (Lycaenidae: Lycaenini) in Europe. Nota Lepidopterol, 1998, 21(2): 94?100
32. Sotherton N W. Land use changes and the decline of farmland wildlife: An appraisal of the setaside approach. Biol Conserv, 1998, 83: 259?268
33. Benton T G, Vickery, J A, Wilson, J D. Farmland biodiversity: Is habitat heterogeneity the key? Trends Ecol Evol, 2003, 18: 182?188
34. Lien V V, Yuan D C. The differences of butterfly (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) communities in habitats with various degrees of disturbance and altitudes in tropical forests of Vietnam. Biodivers Conserv, 2003, 12(6): 1099?1111
35. Wang Y F, Chen J J, Wang R J, et al. Difference in metapopulation structure and dynamics of two species of coexistent melitaenie butterflies. Chin Sci Bull, 2003, 48(12): 1239?1246
36. Wang R J, Wang Y F, Chen J J, et al. Contrasting movement patterns in two species of chequerspot butterflies, Euphydryas aurinia and Melitaea phoebe, in the same patch network. Ecol Entomol, 2004, 29(3): 367?374
37. Hanski I, Kuussaari M, Nieminen M. Metapopulation structure and migration in the butterfly Melitaea cinxia. Ecology, 1994, 75(3): 747?762
38. Chen J J, Wang Y F, Lei G C, et al. Impact of habitat quality on metapopulation structure and distribution of two melitaeine butterfly species. Acat Entomol Sin (in Chinese), 2004, 47(1): 59?66
39. Kohler B, Gillet F, Gobat J, et al. Seasonal vegetation changes in mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle grazing. J Veget Sci, 2004, 15: 143?150
40. Tilman D, Kareiva P. Spatial Ecology: The Role of Space in Population Dynamics and Interspecific Interactions. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997
41. Hassell M P. The spatial and temporal dynamics of host-parasitoid interactions. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000
42. Cronin J T. Matrix heterogeneity and host-parasitoid interactions in space. Ecology, 2003, 84(6): 1506?1516
43. Konvička M, Hula V, Fric Z. Habitat of pre-hibernating larvae of the endangered butterfly Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): What can be learned from vegetation composition and architecture? Eur J Entomol, 2003, 100: 313?322
44. Barnett K L, Warren M S. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Species Action Plan. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, Dorset, Unpublished technical report, 1995
45. Hobson R, Bourn N, Warren M, et al. Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh fritillary) in England: The current status, habitat requirements and habitat management. Butterfly Conservation, 4th International Symposium, Lancaster, 2002
46. Kitahara M, Sei K. A comparison of the diversity and structure of butterfly communities in semi-natural and human-modified grassland habitats at the foot of Mt. Fuji, central Japan. Biodivers Conserv, 2001, 10: 331?351
47. Wang R J, Wang Y F, Lei G C, et al. Genetic differentiation with metapopulations of Euphydryas aurinia and Melitaea phoebe in China. Biochem Gene, 2003, 41: 107?118