Predicting range expansion of the map butterfly in Northern Europe using bioclimatic models

• Published in: Biodiversity and conservation Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 623 - 641
• Main Authors: Mitikka, Varpu, Heikkinen, Risto K., Luoto, Miska, Araújo, Miguel B., Saarinen, Kimmo, Pöyry, Juha, Fronzek, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal migration; Annual variations; Bioclimatology; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Butterflies & moths; Climate change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Conservation biology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Dispersal; Ecology; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Bioclimatic envelope model; Climate change; Species distribution modelling; Range shift; Dispersal jump; Model accuracy

The two main goals of this study are: (i) to examine the range shifts of a currently northwards expanding species, the map butterfly ( Araschnia levana ), in relation to annual variation in weather, and (ii) to test the capability of a bioclimatic envelope model, based on broad-scale European distri...