Hill, J K orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-7715, Hamer, K C, Dawood, M M et al. (2 more authors) (2003) Rainfall but not selective logging affect changes in abundance of tropical forest butterfly in Sabah, Borneo. Journal of Tropical Ecology. pp. 35-42. ISSN 1469-7831
Abstract
We investigated the effects of rainfall on the distribution and abundance of the satyrine butterfly Ragadia makuta in selectively logged and unlogged forest on Borneo. In 1997-98, there was a severe El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drought, and annual surveys over a 4-y period showed that abundance of R. makuta was greatly reduced during the drought, but that populations quickly recovered after it. Monthly surveys over a 12-mo period of typical rainfall showed that high rainfall in the month preceding surveys significantly reduced butterfly abundance. Butterfly abundance and distribution did not differ between selectively logged and unlogged areas in either monthly or annual surveys and there was no difference between selectively logged and unlogged areas in the pattern of post-drought recovery. These results indicate that the abundance of R. makuta was significantly reduced both after high rainfall and during severe drought, but that these impacts were short-lived and were not affected by habitat disturbance. ENSO droughts on Borneo naturally often lead to widespread forest fires and thus impacts of ENSO events for butterflies are more likely to be due to indirect effects of habitat loss, rather than direct effects of drought on butterfly population dynamics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2003 Cambridge University Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | climate change,drought,ENSO,habitat disturbance,Lepidoptera,Ragadia makuta,Satyrinae,SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION,DYNAMICS,POPULATIONS,SYNCHRONY,MALAYSIA,DROUGHT |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2007 |
Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2024 23:50 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467403003055 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0266467403003055 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:2521 |