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ARTHROPOD COMMUNITIES and PASSERINE DIET: EFFECTS of SHRUB EXPANSION in WESTERN ALASKA by Molly Tankersley Mcdermott, B.A./B.S
Arthropod communities and passerine diet: effects of shrub expansion in Western Alaska Item Type Thesis Authors McDermott, Molly Tankersley Download date 26/09/2021 06:13:39 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7893 ARTHROPOD COMMUNITIES AND PASSERINE DIET: EFFECTS OF SHRUB EXPANSION IN WESTERN ALASKA By Molly Tankersley McDermott, B.A./B.S. A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biological Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks August 2017 APPROVED: Pat Doak, Committee Chair Greg Breed, Committee Member Colleen Handel, Committee Member Christa Mulder, Committee Member Kris Hundertmark, Chair Department o f Biology and Wildlife Paul Layer, Dean College o f Natural Science and Mathematics Michael Castellini, Dean of the Graduate School ABSTRACT Across the Arctic, taller woody shrubs, particularly willow (Salix spp.), birch (Betula spp.), and alder (Alnus spp.), have been expanding rapidly onto tundra. Changes in vegetation structure can alter the physical habitat structure, thermal environment, and food available to arthropods, which play an important role in the structure and functioning of Arctic ecosystems. Not only do they provide key ecosystem services such as pollination and nutrient cycling, they are an essential food source for migratory birds. In this study I examined the relationships between the abundance, diversity, and community composition of arthropods and the height and cover of several shrub species across a tundra-shrub gradient in northwestern Alaska. To characterize nestling diet of common passerines that occupy this gradient, I used next-generation sequencing of fecal matter. Willow cover was strongly and consistently associated with abundance and biomass of arthropods and significant shifts in arthropod community composition and diversity. -
Methods and Work Profile
REVIEW OF THE KNOWN AND POTENTIAL BIODIVERSITY IMPACTS OF PHYTOPHTHORA AND THE LIKELY IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES JANUARY 2011 Simon Conyers Kate Somerwill Carmel Ramwell John Hughes Ruth Laybourn Naomi Jones Food and Environment Research Agency Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ 2 CONTENTS Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 8 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 13 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................ 13 1.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 15 2. Review of the potential impacts on species of higher trophic groups .................... 16 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 16 2.2 Methods ............................................................................................................................. 16 2.3 Results ............................................................................................................................... 17 2.4 Discussion .......................................................................................................................... 44 3. Review of the potential impacts on ecosystem services ....................................... -
2005 Project Abstract for the Period Ending June 30, 2008 PROJECT
2005 Project Abstract For the Period Ending June 30, 2008 PROJECT TITLE: Biological Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard PROJECT MANAGER: Luke Skinner AFFILIATION: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources MAILING ADDRESS: 500 Lafayette Road Box 25 CITY/STATE/ZIP: St. Paul MN 55155 PHONE: 651-259-5140 FAX: 651-296-1811 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: (If applicable) FUNDING SOURCE: Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund LEGAL CITATION: [ML 2005, First Special Session, [Chap. 1], Art. 2, Sec.[11], Subd. 5 (h).] APPROPRIATION AMOUNT: $200,000 Overall Project Outcome and Results This project builds upon and continues work begun from a 2003 Trust Fund appropriation and has since received an additional 2007 Trust Fund appropriation to further continue and accelerate the work. Buckthorn and garlic mustard are invasive species of highest priority for development of long- term management solutions, such as biological control (bio-control). This research aimed to help determine 1) if there are suitable insects that can be used to reduce impacts caused by buckthorn and 2) to implement introduction of insects to control garlic mustard and assess their establishment and success. Buckthorn. Insects were collected and reared for carrying out host specificity testing. A total of 1,733 specimens (356 species) were collected from buckthorn infestations in this insect fauna survey. In total, 39 specialized arthopods were recorded from R. cathartica (common buckthorn) and F. alnus (glossy buckthorn) in Europe. The reassessment of the potential for biological control of R. cathartica and F. alnus was conducted based on work done in Europe from 2002-2007 on potential biological control agents. -
Survey of the Lepidoptera Fauna in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Survey of the Lepidoptera Fauna in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park Platarctia parthenos Photo: D. Vujnovic Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development Prepared by: Doug Macaulay and Greg Pohl Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild May 10, 2005 Figure 1. Doug Macaulay and Gerald Hilchie walking on a cutline near site 26. (Photo by Stacy Macaulay) Figure 2. Stacey Macaulay crossing a beaver dam at site 33. (Photo by Doug Macaulay) I TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 1 METHODS .............................................................................................................................. 1 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................ 3 DISCUSSION .......................................................................................................................... 4 I. Factors affecting the Survey...........................................................................................4 II. Taxa of particular interest.............................................................................................5 A. Butterflies:...................................................................................................................... 5 B. Macro-moths .................................................................................................................. -
Zeitschrift Für Naturforschung / C / 42 (1987)
1352 Notes (Z)-3-TetradecenyI Acetate as a Sex-Attractant species feed on Picea, Rumex and Rubus, respective Component in Gelechiinae and Anomologinae ly, and their relative trap captures greatly varied (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) between test sites, depending on host abundance; Ernst Priesner which may explain why one species (A. micella) was missing from the test by Willemse et al. Max-Planek-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie. D-8131 Seewiesen The outstanding effectiveness of the Z3-14:Ac for Z. Naturforsch. 42c, 1352—1355 (1987); males of these gelechiid species was supported by received August 25, 1987 electroantennogram measurements. These were Sex-Attractant, Attraction-Inhibitor, J3-Alkenyl made from males newly taken in Z3-14:Ac baited A cetates, Chionodes, Monochroa, Argolamprotes, traps (with antennae not yet glued to the adhesive), Aproaerema, Gelechiidae using technical procedures as in other Microlepido- The title compound, unreported as an insect pheromone ptera [3, 4], In the series of (Z)- and (£)-alkenyl ace component, effectively attracted certain male Gelechiidae tates, varied for chain length and double bond posi (genera Chionodes, Monochroa, Argolamprotes) as a sin gle chemical. Trap captures with this chemical decreased tion, the Z3-14:Ac, at the test amount of 1 |ig, elic on addition of either (E)-3-dodecenyl acetate, (£)-3-tetra- ited the greatest EAG response. This was followed decenyl acetate or (Z)-3-tetradecen-l-ol, the sexual attrac- by the geometric isomer (.O-MiAc), the corre tants of other, closely related species. Results on an Aproaerem a test species showing a synergistic attraction sponding alcohol analogue (Z3-14:OH) and some response to combinations of (Z)-3-tetradecenyl acetate positional isomers and shorter-chain homologues with its homologue (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate are included. -
Recerca I Territori V12 B (002)(1).Pdf
Butterfly and moths in l’Empordà and their response to global change Recerca i territori Volume 12 NUMBER 12 / SEPTEMBER 2020 Edition Graphic design Càtedra d’Ecosistemes Litorals Mediterranis Mostra Comunicació Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Museu de la Mediterrània Printing Gràfiques Agustí Coordinadors of the volume Constantí Stefanescu, Tristan Lafranchis ISSN: 2013-5939 Dipòsit legal: GI 896-2020 “Recerca i Territori” Collection Coordinator Printed on recycled paper Cyclus print Xavier Quintana With the support of: Summary Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Xavier Quintana Butterflies of the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ................................................................................................................. 11 Tristan Lafranchis Moths of the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ............................................................................................................................31 Tristan Lafranchis The dispersion of Lepidoptera in the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ...........................................................51 Tristan Lafranchis Three decades of butterfly monitoring at El Cortalet ...................................................................................69 (Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park) Constantí Stefanescu Effects of abandonment and restoration in Mediterranean meadows .......................................87 -
Moths of Poole Harbour Species List
Moths of Poole Harbour is a project of Birds of Poole Harbour Moths of Poole Harbour Species List Birds of Poole Harbour & Moths of Poole Harbour recording area The Moths of Poole Harbour Project The ‘Moths of Poole Harbour’ project (MoPH) was established in 2017 to gain knowledge of moth species occurring in Poole Harbour, Dorset, their distribution, abundance and to some extent, their habitat requirements. The study area uses the same boundaries as the Birds of Poole Harbour (BoPH) project. Abigail Gibbs and Chris Thain, previous Wardens on Brownsea Island for Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT), were invited by BoPH to undertake a study of moths in the Poole Harbour recording area. This is an area of some 175 square kilometres stretching from Corfe Castle in the south to Canford Heath in the north of the conurbation and west as far as Wareham. 4 moth traps were purchased for the project; 3 Mercury Vapour (MV) Robinson traps with 50m extension cables and one Actinic, Ultra-violet (UV) portable Heath trap running from a rechargeable battery. This was the capability that was deployed on most of the ensuing 327 nights of trapping. Locations were selected using a number of criteria: Habitat, accessibility, existing knowledge (previously well-recorded sites were generally not included), potential for repeat visits, site security and potential for public engagement. Field work commenced from late July 2017 and continued until October. Generally, in the years 2018 – 2020 trapping field work began in March/ April and ran on until late October or early November, stopping at the first frost. -
Argyresthia Laevigatella – Larikspedaalmot (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae), Nieuw Voor De Belgische Fauna
Argyresthia laevigatella – larikspedaalmot (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae), nieuw voor de Belgische fauna Steve Wullaert Samenvatting. Tijdens de 2de excursie van de Werkgroep Bladmineerders in het Wijnendalebos te Torhout (West- Vlaanderen) op 26.vi.2010 vonden we een Argyresthiidae waarvan we lange tijd niet wisten om welke soort het ging. Het exemplaar werd op genitaliën gecontroleerd en gedetermineerd als Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Gegevens over de verspreiding en de biologie van de soort worden meegedeeld. Abstract. During the 2nd excursion of the Workgroup Leafminers in the forest Wijnendalebos at Torhout (West-Flanders) on 26.vi.2010 we found an Argyresthiidae that remained unidentified for a long time. Recently the specimen was dissected and determined as Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Data about its distribution and biology are given. Résumé. Lors de la 2ème excursion de notre groupe de travail dans le Wijnendalebos à Torhout (Flandre Occidentale) le 26.vi.2010, nous avons trouvé un Argyresthiidae que nous n'avons pas pu identifier immédiatement. L'exemplaire a été contrôlé et déterminé ultérieurement comme Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 sur base des analyses des genitalia. Des données sur la biologie et la répartition de cette espèce sont discutées. Key words: Argyresthia laevigatella – Faunistics – First record – Belgium. Wullaert S.: Sint-Jorisstraat 24, B-3583 Paal, Belgium. [email protected] Inleiding 1830) – nonnetjeszwammot, een soort die bijna 70 jaar afwezig was in België (Wullaert 2010). Ook vonden we De Argyresthiidae (pedaalmotten), die vroeger een heel wat andere soorten die nog nooit waren subfamilie van de Yponomeutidae was, is nu een aparte waargenomen in de provincie West-Vlaanderen zoals: familie geworden sinds de publicatie van een artikel door Antispila metallella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – grote van Nieukerken et. -
Additions, Deletions and Corrections to An
Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE IRISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA) WITH A CONCISE CHECKLIST OF IRISH SPECIES AND ELACHISTA BIATOMELLA (STAINTON, 1848) NEW TO IRELAND K. G. M. Bond1 and J. P. O’Connor2 1Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, School of BEES, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland. e-mail: <[email protected]> 2Emeritus Entomologist, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Abstract Additions, deletions and corrections are made to the Irish checklist of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) is added to the Irish list. The total number of confirmed Irish species of Lepidoptera now stands at 1480. Key words: Lepidoptera, additions, deletions, corrections, Irish list, Elachista biatomella Introduction Bond, Nash and O’Connor (2006) provided a checklist of the Irish Lepidoptera. Since its publication, many new discoveries have been made and are reported here. In addition, several deletions have been made. A concise and updated checklist is provided. The following abbreviations are used in the text: BM(NH) – The Natural History Museum, London; NMINH – National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, Dublin. The total number of confirmed Irish species now stands at 1480, an addition of 68 since Bond et al. (2006). Taxonomic arrangement As a result of recent systematic research, it has been necessary to replace the arrangement familiar to British and Irish Lepidopterists by the Fauna Europaea [FE] system used by Karsholt 60 Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) and Razowski, which is widely used in continental Europe. -
Entomologica 31 1997 Entomologica18/05/98
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Entomologica, Bari, 31,brought (1997): to 181-189 you by CORE provided by Università degli Studi di Bari: Open Journal Systems P. TREMATERRA*, A. SCIARRETTA*, P. PARENZAN** Note faunistiche su alcuni interessanti Tortricidi dell’Italia meridionale (Lepidoptera)° ABSTRACT FAUNISTIC NOTES ON SOME INTERESTING TORTRICID MOTHS FROM SOUTHERN ITALY (LEPIDOPTERA) Studies on the Lepidoptera Tortricidae Collection at the Agricultural Entomology Institute of Bari University are reported. Cydia johanssoni Aarvik & Karsholt, 1993, was found for the first time in Italy; Diceratura rhodograpta Djakonov, 1929, was a new record for the mainland; 25 species are new for Southern Italy. Key words: Lepidoptera Tortricidae, faunistic reports, Southern Italy. Nelle Collezioni entomologiche presenti presso l’Istituto di Entomologia agraria dell’Università degli Studi di Bari, vi sono numerosi esemplari di Lepidoptera Tortricidae, raccolti nel tempo dal professor Paolo Parenzan in alcune regioni del Sud Italia (Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria). Lo stu- dio di tale materiale fornisce un contributo alle conoscenze faunistiche relati- ve a questa famiglia di microlepidotteri, in passato poco indagata per l’Italia meridionale. Di seguito, per le specie di maggiore interesse si riportano le località di raccolta, la geonemia, i dati noti per l’Italia e alcune notizie di biologia. * Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, Vegetali e dell’Ambiente - Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso. ** Istituto di Entomologia agraria - Università degli Studi di Palermo. ° Per la realizzazione del presente contributo P. Trematerra e A. Sciarretta hanno effettuato la determinazione degli esemplari e la stesura del lavoro; P. Parenzan ha raccolto il materiale e curato la revisione del testo. -
Microlepidoptera in Nederland, Vooral in 2007-2010 Met Een Terugblik Op 30 Jaar Faunistisch Onderzoek
entomologische berichten 91 73 (3) 2013 Microlepidoptera in Nederland, vooral in 2007-2010 met een terugblik op 30 jaar faunistisch onderzoek K. J. (Hans) Huisman J. C. (Sjaak) Koster Tymo S.T. Muus Erik J. van Nieukerken TREFWOORDEN Faunistiek, nieuwe waarneming, provincies, areaaluitbreidingen Entomologische Berichten 73 (3): 91-117 In de jaren 2007-2010 werden maar liefst elf soorten kleine vlinders nieuw voor onze fauna gevonden: Infurcitinea teriolella, Bucculatrix ulmifoliae, Caloptilia fidella, Phyllonorycter issikii, Coleophora motacillella, Cochylis molliculana, Cnephasia sedana, Clepsis dumicolana, Lobesia botrana, Pseudococcyx tessulatana en Evergestis aenealis. Daarnaast werden drie soorten al elders gemeld: Caloptilia hemidactylella, Cydalima perspectalis en Bucculatrix ainsliella. Na 30 jaar van jaarlijsten geven we een evaluatie, met onder andere een totaal van 128 nieuw gemelde soorten. Dit zijn er minder dan in Denemarken, maar meer dan op de Britse Eilanden of in Zweden. We verklaren deze verschillen door het verschil in oppervlak van de landen: hoe kleiner het land, hoe meer kans dat er nieuwe soorten gevonden worden. Dit jaaroverzicht is het laatste dat in deze vorm verschijnt. Dit is het negentiende jaaroverzicht van de Nederlandse Micro- die beoordeeld konden worden door specialisten. We hopen dat lepidoptera sedert 1983. Een index van alle overzichten tot 2000 we een goed evenwicht gevonden hebben in het spanningsveld werd gegeven door Koster & Van Nieukerken (2003). tussen volledigheid en betrouwbaarheid. De jaren 2007–2010 waren wederom aan de warme kant met Door de snelle berichtgeving op internet wordt het voor het uitzondering van 2010, dat sinds 1996 het eerste jaar was met samenstellen van een gedrukte ‘jaarlijst’ steeds moeilijker om een temperatuur beneden het langjarige gemiddelde van 9,8°C voldoende actueel te blijven en toch de grens van een bepaald (jaargemiddelden 2007-2010 11,2; 10,6; 10,5; 9,1°C). -
Die Palpenmotten Nordwest-Deutschlands
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Faunistisch-Ökologische Mitteilungen Jahr/Year: 2000-2007 Band/Volume: 8 Autor(en)/Author(s): Wegner Hartmut, Kayser Christoph, Loh Hans-Joachim van Artikel/Article: Die Palpenmotten Nordwest-Deutschlands - eine Dokumentation der Beobachtungen in den Jahren 1981 - 2006 (Lepidoptera: Ge- lechiidae) 417-438 ©Faunistisch-Ökologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft e.V. (FÖAG);download www.zobodat.at Faun.-Ökol.Mitt. 8, 417-438 Kiel, 2007 Die Palpenmotten Nordwest-Deutschlands - eine Dokumentation der Beobachtungen in den Jahren 1981 - 2006 (Lepidoptera: Ge- lechiidae) VonHartmut Wegner, Christoph Kayser & Hans-Joachim van Loh Summary The gelechiid moths of North-West Germany - a documentation of records made between 1981 and 2006 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) As a result of recent observations, a first and special synopsis to the fauna of Gelechii dae in North-western Germany is compiled. Particularly remarkable species are pre sented and commented to supplementary. A checklist of all species is attached. New bionomie knowledge of some species is described, i.e. Xenolechia aethiops (H umphreys & W estwood , 1845). The zoo-geographic status of some individual species as bore- omontan is revised, i.e. Neofaculta infernella (H errich-Schàffer, 1854). A checklist of all other observed species is attached Einleitung Die Region Nordwest-Deutschland ist ein eiszeitlich geprägtes Tiefland mit höchsten Erhebungen von 169 m (Wilseder Berg in der Lüneburger Heide) und 168 m (Bungsberg in Ostholstein) über N.N., und umfasst die Bundesländer Schleswig- Holstein und das nördliche Niedersachsen inkl. Hamburg und Bremen. Die Grenze bilden im Norden Dänemark sowie die Nordsee- und Ostseeküste, im Westen die Niederlande, im Osten die Bundesländer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Sachsen- Anhalt und im Süden die Linie von 52° 30' nördlicher Breite.