a Record control number 000291955100014

a ISSN 1210-5759

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QL463

b Item number .B88 2011

a Personal name Özden, Özge.

a Title Butterflies (Lepidoptera) highlight the ecological value of shrubland and grassland mosaics in Cypriot garrigue ecosystems.

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Özge Özden, David J. Hodgson.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Czech Acad Sci.,

a Summary, etc We used butterfly assemblages to evaluate the ecological value of habitat mosaics within garrigue ecosystems in Cyprus. To understand the importance of the local plant communities for Cypriot butterflies, five plots in each of two habitat types (grass-dominated or shrub-dominated) were surveyed weekly for a period of five months in order to assess the abundance, species richness and diversity of butterflies. A total of 810 butterflies of 16 species were recorded. Indices of butterfly diversity, calculated across the whole season, were similar between grassland and shrubland dominated mosaics. However, species richness of all butterflies was consistently higher in grassland dominated mosaics throughout the whole season. The peak abundance of all butterfly species occurred during mid-season (late April - early May), with similar numbers observed in both habitat types. However, a greater abundance was observed during early and late season in grassland patches. The abundance of endemic species (Maniola cypricola, Hipparchia cypriensis, Glaucopsyche paphos) peaked earlier in the season in shrubland patches, but was higher in grassland patches in late season. This difference in seasonal timing of endemic abundance was dominated by the seasonal dynamics of M. cypricola. These results suggest that, while garrigue is characterised by its shrub flora, management to maintain a mosaic of grassland and shrubland could act to maximise the abundance and richness of indicator species groups of conservation importance.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Entomology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Butterflies

g Relationship information JUL 1 2011, Vol 108 Issue 1, p431-437

t Title European Journal Of Entomology

x International Standard Serial Number 12105759