How and why butterflies survive fires - ScienceDaily
2015年6月12日 · In the UF/IFAS study, scientists wanted to know how and why some butterflies survive wildfires and prescribed burns, particularly where the insect feeds and lays eggs on fire-adapted plants.
prescribed fire and rare prairie butterflies coexist? The mardon skipper (Polites mardon) is one butterfly that has evolved with fire. Found only in W ashington, southern Oregon, and northern California, this small, tawny-orange butterfly is dependent upon grasslands dominated by Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), or California oatgrass
Scientists study how, why butterflies survive fires
2015年6月12日 · In the UF/IFAS study, scientists wanted to know how and why some butterflies survive wildfires and prescribed burns, particularly where the insect feeds and lays eggs on fire-adapted plants.
Fire and Butterflies: Insights From a Natural Disaster
2020年8月31日 · Without fire, species that rely on the cycle of burning and regrowth go extinct. And the loss of frequent fires on Big Pine Key meant that its populations of plants and butterflies – like croton and Bartram’s – were in a steep decline.
UF/IFAS scientists study how, why butterflies survive fires
2015年6月12日 · In the UF/IFAS study, scientists wanted to know how and why some butterflies survive wildfires and prescribed burns, particularly where the insect feeds and lays eggs on fire-adapted plants.
Effects of frequency and season of fire on a metapopulation of an ...
2022年6月8日 · Our research demonstrates that the imperiled, fire-sensitive frosted elfin butterfly requires at least 3 years to recover from prescribed burns—longer than the recommended fire return interval for maximizing herbaceous understory plant diversity.
Responses from bees, butterflies, and ground beetles to different fire …
2021年9月1日 · Highly variable responses to fire across butterfly species, and inconsistent results within species may lead to spurious patterns at the community level, thus making an overall, significant effect on butterfly communities difficult to obtain.
Impacts of Fire on Butterfly Genetic Diversity and Connectivity
2021年7月15日 · We found evidence to suggest that fire increases genetic diversity and reduces isolation in 2 butterfly species, but that aspects of the fire regime (severity, extent, timing, and frequency) differ in importance depending on the ecology of the specific species.
Prescribed fire maintains host plants of a rare grassland butterfly
Our results demonstrate a critical role for fire in driving both presence and abundance of violets, suggesting management with prescribed fires can effectively promote butterfly host plants. In addition, we determined the character of habitats associated with violet presence and abundance, in particular a strong positive association with biocrusts.
Fire creates host plant patches for monarch butterflies
2012年12月12日 · This heterogeneous application of fire has the potential to benefit a variety of butterfly species with differing habitat requirements and responses to fire. For example, unburned refuges for fire-intolerant species could be incorporated into areas with different burn seasons and times since burn for species dependent on fire-maintained ecosystems.