Altitudinal variation in butterfly community associated with climate and vegetation

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 92; no. suppl 2; p. e20190058
• Main Authors: PIRES, ANA CAROLINA V., BARBOSA, MILTON, BEIROZ, WALLACE, BEIRÃO, MARINA V., MARINI-FILHO, ONILDO J., DUARTE, MARCELO, MIELKE, OLAF H.H., LADEIRA, FABIOLA A., NUNES, YULE R.F., NEGREIROS, DANIEL, FERNANDES, GERALDO W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01.01.2020
• Subjects: altitudinal gradient; biodiversity; distribution; grasslands; Lepidoptera; mountains; MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES; mountains; biodiversity; grasslands; distribution; altitudinal gradient; Lepidoptera

Elevation creates a variety of physical conditions in a relatively short distance, which makes mountains suitable for studying the effects of climate change on biodiversity. We investigated the importance of climate and vegetation for the distribution of butterflies from 800 to 1400 m elevation. We...