Local Climatic Effects on Colonisation and Extinction Drive Changes in Mountain Butterfly Communities DOI Creative Commons
Guim Ursul, Mario Mingarro, Sara Castro‐Cobo

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Diversity and Distributions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim The capacity of cool refugia to protect cold‐adapted species against climate change may depend on both their initial climatic conditions and how quickly these change. We test local influence mountain butterfly communities via effects colonisation extinction. Location Four ranges in Central Spain. Methods used community temperature index (CTI), based the niches constituent (species index, STI), estimate thermal affinities for sampled 1984–2005 2017–2022. related CTI temperature, estimated using model Microclima , tested changes over time. standard deviation (CTI SD ) richness detect extinction Finally, we differences affinity niche breadth (STI between undergoing or at each site. Results was positively periods. However, there were regional rates temperature. increased overall, even though temperatures decreased many sites; increases greatest historically sites. Neither nor changed suggesting that experienced equivalent numbers colonisations extinctions. Colonising had warmer than those extinction, with broader occupancy most Main Conclusions Local influenced composition tolerances, resulting loss where cool‐affinity predominated, a narrower range overall. Our results suggest perspective identifying is needed provide wide help adapt conservation

Language: Английский

Impacts of limits to adaptation on population and community persistence in a changing environment DOI Creative Commons
Luis‐Miguel Chevin, Jon R. Bridle

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1917)

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

A key issue in predicting how ecosystems will respond to environmental change is understanding why populations and communities are able live reproduce some parts of ecological geographical space, but not others. The limits adaptation that cause niches vary position width across taxa contexts determine emerge from selection on phenotypes genomes. Ecological trade-offs mean can only be optimal environments unless these reshaped through evolution. However, the amount rate evolution limited by genetic architectures, developmental systems (including phenotypic plasticity) legacies recent evolutionary history. Here, we summarize adaptive their consequences time (evolutionary rescue) space (species’ range limits), relating theoretical predictions empirical tests. We then highlight avenues for future research this area, better connections between demography analysing genomic architecture adaptation, dynamics plasticity interactions biotic abiotic environment. Progress questions help us understand when where allow species persist face rapid change. This article part discussion meeting ‘Bending curve towards nature recovery: building Georgina Mace's legacy a biodiverse future’.

Language: Английский

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How should we bend the curve of biodiversity loss to build a just and sustainable future? DOI Creative Commons
Jon R. Bridle, Andrew Balmford, Sarah M. Durant

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380(1917)

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Current rates of habitat and biodiversity loss, the threat they pose to ecological economic productivity, would be considered a global emergency even if were not occurring during period rapid anthropogenic climate change. Diversity at all levels biological organization, both within among species, across genomes communities, is critical for resilience world’s ecosystems in face such However, it remains an urgent scientific challenge understand how underpins these outputs, patterns are being affected by current threats, where contributes most directly human economies, well-being social justice. In addition, with understanding, there pressing need societies incorporate protection into their economies governance, stop subsidizing loss humanity’s future prosperity short-term private benefit. We highlight key issues ways forward areas, inspired research career Dame Georgina Mace FRS, our discussions Royal Society meeting June 2023. This article part discussion issue ‘Bending curve towards nature recovery: building on Mace's legacy biodiverse future’.

Language: Английский

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Local Climatic Effects on Colonisation and Extinction Drive Changes in Mountain Butterfly Communities DOI Creative Commons
Guim Ursul, Mario Mingarro, Sara Castro‐Cobo

et al.

Diversity and Distributions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim The capacity of cool refugia to protect cold‐adapted species against climate change may depend on both their initial climatic conditions and how quickly these change. We test local influence mountain butterfly communities via effects colonisation extinction. Location Four ranges in Central Spain. Methods used community temperature index (CTI), based the niches constituent (species index, STI), estimate thermal affinities for sampled 1984–2005 2017–2022. related CTI temperature, estimated using model Microclima , tested changes over time. standard deviation (CTI SD ) richness detect extinction Finally, we differences affinity niche breadth (STI between undergoing or at each site. Results was positively periods. However, there were regional rates temperature. increased overall, even though temperatures decreased many sites; increases greatest historically sites. Neither nor changed suggesting that experienced equivalent numbers colonisations extinctions. Colonising had warmer than those extinction, with broader occupancy most Main Conclusions Local influenced composition tolerances, resulting loss where cool‐affinity predominated, a narrower range overall. Our results suggest perspective identifying is needed provide wide help adapt conservation

Language: Английский

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