Abstract

1. Movement patterns of two butterfly species (meadow brown Maniola jurtina L. and scarce copper Lycaenae virgaureae L.) were studied in a 172 ha area within a landscape with a high percentage of suitable habitats for mark-release-recapture experiments. 2. Adult resource density, but not patch size or larval food plant abundance, influenced the numbers and the fractions of residents, emigrants, and immigrants. 3. Differences between species were observed in movement frequency and maximum distances moved but not in mean distances moved. 4. The scarce copper showed much greater movement ability than expected from the results of published studies. This is believed to be a result of the comparatively large size of the study area and the high cover of suitable habitat (>50%). 5. The mean and maximum distances travelled by butterflies reflected differences in the size of the study area

Keywords

Butterflies; cultural landscape; dispersal; grassland; Lycaena virgaureae; Maniola jurtina; Sweden

Published in

Ecological Entomology
2003, Volume: 28, number: 2, pages: 219-227
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD

SLU Authors

• Haaland, Christine

  • Department of Landscape Planning Alnarp, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00494.x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/1599