A5059559071- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Forest ecology and management
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
Linnaeus University
2017-2025
Linköping University
2024-2025
University of Oulu
2022
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2011-2019
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
2019
Lund University
2006-2013
Institute for Biodiversity
2007-2012
Uppsala University
2008
Bumble bees represent one of the most important groups pollinators. In addition to their ecological and economic relevance, they are also a highly charismatic group which can help increase interest people in realizing, enjoying conserving natural systems. However, like animals, bum- ble sensitive climate. this atlas, maps depicting potential risks climate change for bumble shown together with informative summary statistics, back- ground information picture each European species. Thanks EU...
The species-area relationship (SAR) is one of the most thoroughly investigated empirical relationships in ecology. Two theories have been proposed to explain SARs: classical island biogeography theory and niche theory. Classical considers processes persistence, extinction, colonization, whereas focuses on species requirements, such as habitat resource use. Recent studies called for unification these two better underlying mechanisms that generates SARs. In this context, traits can be related...
Abstract Land-use change and intensification threaten bee populations worldwide, imperilling pollination services. Global models are needed to better characterise, project, mitigate bees' responses these human impacts. The available data are, however, geographically taxonomically unrepresentative; most from North America Western Europe, overrepresenting bumblebees raising concerns that model results may not be generalizable other regions taxa. To assess whether the geographic taxonomic...
Given the global continuous rise, artificial light at night is often considered a driving force behind moth population declines. Although negative effects on individuals have been shown, there no evidence for sizes to date. Therefore, we compared trends of Dutch macromoth fauna over period 1985-2015 between species that differ in phototaxis and adult circadian rhythm. We found show positive or are nocturnally active stronger than not attracted diurnal species. Our results indicate an...
Light trapping is an ideal method for surveying nocturnal moths, but in the absence of standardised survey methods effects confounding factors may impede interpretation acquired data. We explored influence weather, time year, and light source on nightly catches macro moths traps, compared four strategies sampling by estimating observed species richness using rarefaction. operated two traps with different sources 225 consecutive nights from mid-March to end October eastern Germany 2011. In...
Recent global change has had a substantial influence on the distribution of organisms, and many species are currently expanding their ranges. To evaluate underlying processes, long-term data with good geographic resolution essential. One important but generally overlooked source is offered by taxon-specific national catalogues first provincial records that kept in countries. Here, we use such to quantify trait-based influences range expansion Swedish butterflies moths between 1973 2010. Of...
Abstract Aim Nitrogen deposition is a major global driver of change in plant communities, but its impacts on higher trophic levels are insufficiently understood. Here, we introduce and test novel conceptual trait‐based model describing how the effects soil eutrophication cascade to across differential plant–herbivore interactions. Location Northern Europe. Methods We synthesize previous literature nitrogen plants herbivorous insects as well relevant multispecies patterns insect communities...
Abstract Changes in climate and land use can have important impacts on biodiversity. Species respond to such environmental modifications by adapting new conditions or shifting their geographic distributions towards more suitable areas. The latter might be constrained species’ functional traits that influence ability move, reproduce establish. Here, we show related dispersal, reproduction, habitat diet influenced how three pollinator groups (bees, butterflies hoverflies) responded changes...
Body size latitudinal clines have been widley explained by the Bergmann's rule in homeothermic vertebrates. However, there is no general consensus poikilotherms organisms particular insects that represent large majority of wildlife. Among them, bees are a highly diverse pollinators group with high economic and ecological value. Nevertheless, comprehensive studies species assemblages at phylogenetically larger scale carried out even if they could identify traits conditions generate different...
Climate change is an important driver of range shifts and community composition changes. Still, little known about how the responses are influenced by combination land use, species interactions traits. We integrate climate distributional data for 131 butterfly in Sweden Finland show that cumulative richness has increased with increasing temperature over past 120 years. Average provincial 64% (range 15-229%), from 46 to 70. The rate direction expansions have not matched changes, part because...
Abstract. 1 Land-use change in 450 ha southern Sweden between 1814 and 2004 was recorded. Butterflies burnet moths were surveyed 1904–1913 2001–2005. 2 We explore if local extinctions related to land-use changes species attributes. 3 Land use changed drastically over the 190-year period, largest relative occurred for hay meadows with late harvest, which decreased from 28% 0%. The area grasslands grazed forests being dominated by timber forests. Previous open mixed woodlands spruce...
Currently, the habitat of many species is fragmented, resulting in small local populations with individuals occasionally dispersing between remaining patches. In a solitary bee metapopulation, extinction probability was related to both population sizes and pollen resources measured as host plant size. Patch size, on other hand, had no additional predictive power. The turnover rate 63 patches over 4 years high, 72 events 31 colonization events, but stable extinctions or colonizations. Both...
Abstract In Europe, Natura 2000 sites should protect threatened target species and networks of habitats. The management grasslands is often financed by subsidized grazing as part the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We studied extent CAP for how this affects a butterfly (the marsh fritillary) floral resources. Based on extensive capture‐mark‐release studies from 2 years in >550 ha grid cells 225 km landscape Sweden that includes 15 sites, we compared fritillary occurrence probabilities...
During recent decades, concern about the loss of biodiversity on agricultural land has increased, and semi‐natural grasslands have been highlighted as critical habitats. Temperate European landscapes require distinct appropriate management to prevent further impoverishment flora fauna. This is especially urgent for pollinating insects that provide important ecosystem services. Our aim was examine how species richness three groups insects; solitary bees, butterflies burnet moths are related...
Theory posits that species with inter-individual variation in colour patterns should be less vulnerable to extinction, compared do not vary colour. To evaluate this prediction, we explored whether differences pattern diversity was associated extinction risk, using red-list status for more than 350 of noctuid moths Sweden. We also evaluated six other characteristics have been proposed influence risk namely: host plant niche breadth, habitat type, area occupancy, body size, overwintering...
Abstract Aim Biodiversity is rapidly disappearing at local and global scales also affecting the functional diversity of ecosystems. We aimed to assess whether was correlated with species both were affected by similar land use vegetation structure drivers. Better understanding these relationships will allow us improve our predictions regarding effects future changes in on ecosystem functions services. Location The Netherlands. Methods compiled a dataset c . 3 million observations 66 out 106...
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and other sources of environmental eutrophication have increased substantially over the past century worldwide, notwithstanding recent declining trends in Europe. Despite recognized susceptibility plants to eutrophication, few studies evaluated how impacts propagate consumers, such as pollinators. Here we aim test if soil contributes temporal dynamics pollinators their larval resources. We used a temporally spatially explicit historical dataset with...
Biodiversity is challenged worldwide by exploitation, global warming, changes in land use and increasing urbanization. It hypothesized that communities urban areas should consist primarily of generalist species with broad niches are able to cope novel, variable, fragmented, warmer unpredictable environments shaped human pressures. We surveyed moth three cities northern Europe compared them neighbouring assemblages constituting pools potential colonizers. found consisted multi-dimensional had...
Abstract Extreme weather events can be expected to increase in frequency the future. Our knowledge on how this may affect species persistence is, however, very limited. For reliable projections of future we need understand extreme affects species' population dynamics. We analysed effect droughts host plant Succisa pratensis , colonization–extinction dynamics, and threatened marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia . Specifically, studied a metapopulation inhabiting network 256 patches Gotland...