The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology

Abstract The influence of large‐scale variables such as climate change on phenology has received a great deal of research attention. However, local environmental factors also play a key role in determining the timing of species life cycles. Using the meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina as an exam...

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Autores principales:	Matthew P. Greenwell, Marc S. Botham, Michael W. Bruford, John C. Day, Luke C. Evans, Melanie Gibbs, Ian Middlebrook, David B. Roy, Kevin Watts, Tom H. Oliver
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	chalk grassland drought tolerance Maniola jurtina meadow brown phenology population genetics Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e388b2ce9a4943e3947c93fa1f00ba962021-11-08T17:10:40ZThe influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology2045-775810.1002/ece3.8111https://doaj.org/article/e388b2ce9a4943e3947c93fa1f00ba962021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8111https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758Abstract The influence of large‐scale variables such as climate change on phenology has received a great deal of research attention. However, local environmental factors also play a key role in determining the timing of species life cycles. Using the meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina as an example, we investigate how a specific habitat type, lowland calcareous grassland, can affect the timing of flight dates. Although protracted flight periods have previously been reported in populations on chalk grassland sites in the south of England, no attempt has yet been made to quantify this at a national level, or to assess links with population genetics and drought tolerance. Using data from 539 sites across the UK, these differences in phenology are quantified, and M. jurtina phenology is found to be strongly associated with both site geology and topography, independent of levels of abundance. Further investigation into aspects of M. jurtina ecology at a subset of sites finds no genetic structuring or drought tolerance associated with these same site conditions.Matthew P. GreenwellMarc S. BothamMichael W. BrufordJohn C. DayLuke C. EvansMelanie GibbsIan MiddlebrookDavid B. RoyKevin WattsTom H. OliverWileyarticlechalk grasslanddrought toleranceManiola jurtinameadow brownphenologypopulation geneticsEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 21, Pp 14521-14539 (2021)
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topic	chalk grassland drought tolerance Maniola jurtina meadow brown phenology population genetics Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	chalk grassland drought tolerance Maniola jurtina meadow brown phenology population genetics Ecology QH540-549.5 Matthew P. Greenwell Marc S. Botham Michael W. Bruford John C. Day Luke C. Evans Melanie Gibbs Ian Middlebrook David B. Roy Kevin Watts Tom H. Oliver The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
description	Abstract The influence of large‐scale variables such as climate change on phenology has received a great deal of research attention. However, local environmental factors also play a key role in determining the timing of species life cycles. Using the meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina as an example, we investigate how a specific habitat type, lowland calcareous grassland, can affect the timing of flight dates. Although protracted flight periods have previously been reported in populations on chalk grassland sites in the south of England, no attempt has yet been made to quantify this at a national level, or to assess links with population genetics and drought tolerance. Using data from 539 sites across the UK, these differences in phenology are quantified, and M. jurtina phenology is found to be strongly associated with both site geology and topography, independent of levels of abundance. Further investigation into aspects of M. jurtina ecology at a subset of sites finds no genetic structuring or drought tolerance associated with these same site conditions.
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author	Matthew P. Greenwell Marc S. Botham Michael W. Bruford John C. Day Luke C. Evans Melanie Gibbs Ian Middlebrook David B. Roy Kevin Watts Tom H. Oliver
author_facet	Matthew P. Greenwell Marc S. Botham Michael W. Bruford John C. Day Luke C. Evans Melanie Gibbs Ian Middlebrook David B. Roy Kevin Watts Tom H. Oliver
author_sort	Matthew P. Greenwell
title	The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
title_short	The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
title_full	The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
title_fullStr	The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
title_full_unstemmed	The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
title_sort	influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e388b2ce9a4943e3947c93fa1f00ba96
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The influence of chalk grasslands on butterfly phenology and ecology

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