Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change

By M. Warren, Jane K. Hill, Jeremy A. Thomas, J. Asher, R. Fox, Brian Huntley, David Roy, M. Telfer, S. Jeffcoate, P. Harding and 5 more. Nature, 2001

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Effects of coppicing on butterfly communities of woodlands (2013, background): “Diversity and density of migratory species is usually more strongly affected by adult food resources than by their larval host plants (Fartmann, 2004; Warren, 1985; Warren et al., 2001).”
Defying the curse of ignorance: perspectives in insect macroecology and conservation biogeography (2010, background): “Initial reports recorded observed range shifts tracking climate change for many groups of organisms (see Thomas, 2001; Parmesan, 2006).”
Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies (2008, background): “Physiological traits (e.g., temperature thresholds for development; evapotranspiration) will have to be considered as well as functional characteristics, such as the types of habitats occupied and dispersal capacity (Warren et al. 2001, Luoto & Heikkinnen 2008).”
Escape from natural enemies during climate‐driven range expansion: a case study (2008, background): “This expansion appears to have been triggered by the increases in temperature experienced in recent decades ( Asher et al. , 2001; Warren et al. , 2001; Fox et al. , 2006 ) and also by a shift in habitat and host plant used by the butterfly during the expansion ( Thomas et al. , 2001 ).”
Air pollution and its effects on lichens, bryophytes, and lichen‐feeding Lepidoptera: review and evidence from biological records (2015, background): “quadra (Sparks, Roy & Dennis, 2005); however, positive effects of climate change are often limited by habitat loss in Lepidoptera and it is widely recognized that some species, habitat specialists in particular, can only respond positively if suitable habitat is available (Warren et al., 2001).”
How are insects responding to global warming (2007, background): “…entire species’ ranges have been found in butterflies in both North America and Europe, where species shifted their ranges northward and to high elevations as a result of warming (Parmesan 1996, Parmesan et al. 1999, Warren et al. 2001, Hill et al. 2002, Konvicka et al. 2003, Wilson et al. 2005).”
Impacts of climate warming and habitat loss on extinctions at species' low‐latitude range boundaries (2006, background): “Recent studies have shown that climate-driven range expansions at high-latitude northern range boundaries are confined to generalist species and that specialists are failing to expand northwards because of the loss and fragmentation of their breeding habitats (Warren et al., 2001).”
Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers (2019, background): “Butterflies appear to be declining faster in the United Kingdom, as 74% of 46 non-migratory butterflies restricted their distribution over 1970–1999 (Warren et al., 2001).”
Limestone Quarries as Refuges for European Xerophilous Butterflies (2003, background): “Warren et al. (2001) showed, however, that these range extensions do not apply to sensitive xerophilous specialists because their habitats have become too fragmented.”