Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
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in: ZooKeys, Jahrgang 100, Nr. SPEC. ISSUE, 20.05.2011, S. 333-352.
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T1 - Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
AU - Drees, Claudia
AU - Brandmayr, Pietro
AU - Buse, Jörn
AU - Dieker, Petra
AU - Gürlich, Stephan
AU - Habel, Jan Christian
AU - Harry, Ingmar
AU - Härdtle, Werner
AU - Matern, Andrea
AU - Meyer, Hartmut
AU - Pizzolotto, Roberto
AU - Quante, Markus
AU - Schäfer, Katharina
AU - Schuldt, Andreas
AU - Taboada Palomares, Angela
AU - Aßmann, Thorsten
PY - 2011/5/20
Y1 - 2011/5/20
N2 - We investigated the extent of poleward shifts in the distribution range of Agonum viridicupreum due to climate change in the western Palaearctic. Species' records were obtained from extensive literature sources as well as from collections, and consistent amateur entomologists' recordings. Within the general geographic range of the species, we analyzed in detail two parts of both, the northern and southern distribution range boundaries: (1 and 2) north-western Germany (leading or high-latitude edge), (3) Israel and (4) southern Italy (rear or low-latitude edge). Temporal changes in the occurrence data of the species indicated a northward shift of the leading edge of a minimum of 100 km within the last 50 to 100 years. In contrast, according to the data gathered, the rear edge has not changed during the last decades. Further studies are needed in order to fully understand the underlying mechanisms of the different behaviour of leading and rear range edges of A. viridicupreum in the current context of global change. Despite our incomplete understanding, chronosequences of the occurrence of the given species have the potential to optimize climate niche modelling to predict trends in the distribution range in the future.
AB - We investigated the extent of poleward shifts in the distribution range of Agonum viridicupreum due to climate change in the western Palaearctic. Species' records were obtained from extensive literature sources as well as from collections, and consistent amateur entomologists' recordings. Within the general geographic range of the species, we analyzed in detail two parts of both, the northern and southern distribution range boundaries: (1 and 2) north-western Germany (leading or high-latitude edge), (3) Israel and (4) southern Italy (rear or low-latitude edge). Temporal changes in the occurrence data of the species indicated a northward shift of the leading edge of a minimum of 100 km within the last 50 to 100 years. In contrast, according to the data gathered, the rear edge has not changed during the last decades. Further studies are needed in order to fully understand the underlying mechanisms of the different behaviour of leading and rear range edges of A. viridicupreum in the current context of global change. Despite our incomplete understanding, chronosequences of the occurrence of the given species have the potential to optimize climate niche modelling to predict trends in the distribution range in the future.
KW - Biology
KW - Chronosequence
KW - Climate change
KW - Distribution area
KW - Global change
KW - Migration
KW - Power of dispersal
KW - Range shift
KW - Wetlands
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960025415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/48c7c6fc-58ac-3475-965f-867b0ce5d8a9/
U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.100.1535
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.100.1535
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21738420
VL - 100
SP - 333
EP - 352
JO - ZooKeys
JF - ZooKeys
SN - 1313-2989
IS - SPEC. ISSUE
ER -