Habitat Suitability in High Andean Butterflies: The Role of Land Cover in the Occurrence and Conservation of Species

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 759 - 772
• Main Authors: Méndez-Zambrano, María Alejandra, Fajardo Medina, Gonzalo Ernesto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Agriculture; Andes region; Behavior and Bionomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Colombia; computer software; Ecology; Entomology; forests; habitats; land cover; Life Sciences; species; temperature; watersheds; Colombia; Andes region; priority conservation areas; Habitat; bioclimatic requirements; agricultural

High Andean butterflies in northern South America are subject to landscape change processes. Our study used models to assess the habitat suitability of three Satyrinae species in the Upper Bogotá River Basin, Colombia. These three species include Pedaliodes polla (Thieme), Pedaliodes phaea (Hewitson...