Assessing habitat quality for butterflies on intensively managed arable farmland

By Richard F. Pywell, E. A. Warman, T. Sparks, J. Greatorex-Davies, K. Walker, W. Meek, C. Carvell, S. Petit, L. Firbank. 2004

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Providing foraging resources for bumblebees in intensively farmed landscapes (2005, methodology): “…the number of nectar- and pollen-feeding invertebrates, including butterflies, bumblebees, honeybees and hoverflies (e.g. Largerl€of et al., 1992; Feber et al., 1996; Carvell et al., 2004), especially if the margin occupies a sunny, sheltered position (e.g. Dover, 1996, Pywell et al., 2004).”
Semi‐natural grasslands as population sources for pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes (2006, background): “2005), insolation (Clausen, Holbreck & Reddersen 2001), presence of shelter (Pywell et al. 2004), vegetation height (Feber, Smith & Macdonald 1996; Saarinen et al.”
Optimizing the biodiversity gain from agri-environment schemes (2009, background): “Wide field margins provide a relatively undisturbed breeding habitat and can act as buffer zones against the impact of agricultural chemicals on moth larvae and their host plants (Longley and Sotherton, 1997; Pywell et al., 2004).”
Enhancing pollinator biodiversity in intensive grasslands (2009, background): “In contrast, the use of field margins managed specifically for biodiversity enhancement has been an effective Entry Level Stewardship option in arable systems (Meek et al 2002; Carvell et al. 2004; Pywell et al. 2004).”
Do corridors promote dispersal in grassland butterflies and other insects? (2007, background): “Such strips have been shown to be beneficial for insect species richness and abundance (Feber et al. 1996; Pywell et al. 2004, 2005) but there are still very few studies investigating whether they also can act as dispersal corridors for species associated with grasslands.”
Opportunities to enhance pollinator biodiversity in solar parks (2021, background): “[203], green lanes [59], shrubs, hedgerows and woodland [61,71] which are sought out by butterflies when conditions in more open, exposed habitats become unsuitable [61].”
Ecology of butterflies in Europe (2009, unknown): “Other studies use model predictions to suggest management regimes for butterflies (Pywell et al., 2004).”
The relationship between local extinctions of grassland butterflies and increased soil nitrogen levels (2006, background): “At a local scale, factors such as changed grazing regimes and increased soil nutrients as a result of fertilizing are likely to change the plant community (Smith et al., 2000), with cascading effects on higher trophic levels (e.g., Pywell et al., 2004).”
The decline of moths in Great Britain: a review of possible causes (2013, background): “Most studies, including those on moths, focus on recording changes in the abundance and species richness of adult animals in relation to management treatments and make no assessment of reproduction, immature stages or population dynamics (e.g. Feber et al., 1996; Pywell et al., 2004; Merckx et al., ”
Impact of farm size and topography on plant and insect diversity of managed grasslands in the Alps (2009, background): “The observed changes in plant communities from speciesrich meadows to more productive species-poor meadows with decreasing slope might also have caused cascade effects on butterfly species (Pywell et al., 2004).”
Butterflies and diurnal moths along road verges: Does road type affect diversity and abundance? (2005, background): “The important role of nectar in regard to butterfly numbers has been shown in other linear habitats as well (e.g., Dover et al., 2000; Clausen et al., 2001; Pywell et al., 2004; Croxton et al., 2005).”