Population viability models for an endangered endemic subtropical butterfly: effects of density and fire on population dynamics and risk of extinction

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Robert McElderry, Mark Salvato, Carol Horvitz]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/7(2015-07-01), 1589-1608
Format:
Artikel (online)
ID: 60552680X
LEADER caa a22 4500
001 60552680X
003 CHVBK
005 20210128100805.0
007 cr unu---uuuuu
008 210128e20150701xx s 000 0 eng
024 7 0 |a 10.1007/s10531-015-0877-9  |2 doi 
035 |a (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-0877-9 
245 0 0 |a Population viability models for an endangered endemic subtropical butterfly: effects of density and fire on population dynamics and risk of extinction  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Robert McElderry, Mark Salvato, Carol Horvitz] 
520 3 |a Population viability analyses for butterflies typically use metapopulation models, but for endemic species with no redundancy among subpopulations, we need to understand local population dynamics. However, little is known about the sensitivity of butterfly population vital rates and viability to disturbances such as fire. We fit quadratic models to monthly butterfly count data (1999-2014) to estimate an annual population density index that represents density during peak abundance each year. Relative population growth rate was estimated using a time series of the population density index, and population dynamics parameters r 0 and K were estimated by fitting relative growth rates (RGRs) to density independent and dependent models that include the effects of fire. Population models were simulated 20 and 100years into the future to evaluate the sensitivity of extinction probability to density dependent dynamics and fire. Although the density independent model had the highest relative likelihood, density dependent models produced population trajectories with behavior more congruent with data from the Anaea troglodyta floridalis population. The absence of fire increased sensitivity of RGR to density, and the occurrence of fire buffered this sensitivity by increasing carrying capacity. Extinction risk was most sensitive to the inclusion of density dependent dynamics. Density dependent models provided a more optimistic outlook relative to density independent models (8 vs. 66% probability of extinction in 20years). Our simulations suggest that improving carrying capacity would provide the best buffer to extinction for this endangered endemic butterfly. 
540 |a Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 
690 7 |a Anaea troglodyta floridalis  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Endemism  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Everglades National Park  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Leafwing butterflies  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Pine rocklands  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Stochastic disturbance  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a McElderry  |D Robert  |u University of Miami, 190 Cox Science Center, 1301 Memorial Drive, 33146, Coral Gables, FL, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Salvato  |D Mark  |u 32962, Vero Beach, FL, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Horvitz  |D Carol  |u University of Miami, 190 Cox Science Center, 1301 Memorial Drive, 33146, Coral Gables, FL, USA  |4 aut 
773 0 |t Biodiversity and Conservation  |d Springer Netherlands  |g 24/7(2015-07-01), 1589-1608  |x 0960-3115  |q 24:7<1589  |1 2015  |2 24  |o 10531 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0877-9  |q text/html  |z Onlinezugriff via DOI 
898 |a BK010053  |b XK010053  |c XK010000 
900 7 |a Metadata rights reserved  |b Springer special CC-BY-NC licence  |2 nationallicence 
908 |D 1  |a research-article  |2 jats 
949 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |F NATIONALLICENCE  |b NL-springer 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 856  |E 40  |u https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0877-9  |q text/html  |z Onlinezugriff via DOI 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a McElderry  |D Robert  |u University of Miami, 190 Cox Science Center, 1301 Memorial Drive, 33146, Coral Gables, FL, USA  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Salvato  |D Mark  |u 32962, Vero Beach, FL, USA  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Horvitz  |D Carol  |u University of Miami, 190 Cox Science Center, 1301 Memorial Drive, 33146, Coral Gables, FL, USA  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 773  |E 0-  |t Biodiversity and Conservation  |d Springer Netherlands  |g 24/7(2015-07-01), 1589-1608  |x 0960-3115  |q 24:7<1589  |1 2015  |2 24  |o 10531