{"title":"On the Reasons for Limenitis sydyi (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Expansion in Transbaikal","authors":"S. Yu. Gordeev, T. V. Gordeeva, O. V. Korsun","doi":"10.1134/s2075111724010053","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Abstract</h3><p>In 1990–2020, long-term field observations in the Transbaikal region (Siberia, Russia) revealed a range expansion of the nemoral butterfly species <i>Limenitis sydyi</i> (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) further into Siberia (120° E to 110° E). This species had not been registered to the west of the Chita–Kyra longitudinal line (112° E) before the 2000s, but subsequently became rather common in the environs of the city of Chita. Its first occurrence in the Republic of Buryatia (110° E) was recorded in 2012. This species prefers the sparse-growth forests dominated by larch (<i>Larix</i> sp.) and birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth) that commonly occur in the second-order river valleys at elevations of 400–600 m, whereas the broader and narrower river valleys are only marginally suitable for this nemoral species. Additionally, rather high air humidity levels are critical to <i>L. sydyi</i> during particular periods of its life cycle (May–June and September), as well as a snow depth of at least 10–20 cm.</p>","PeriodicalId":44218,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Biological Invasions","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Russian Journal of Biological Invasions","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s2075111724010053","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In 1990–2020, long-term field observations in the Transbaikal region (Siberia, Russia) revealed a range expansion of the nemoral butterfly species Limenitis sydyi (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) further into Siberia (120° E to 110° E). This species had not been registered to the west of the Chita–Kyra longitudinal line (112° E) before the 2000s, but subsequently became rather common in the environs of the city of Chita. Its first occurrence in the Republic of Buryatia (110° E) was recorded in 2012. This species prefers the sparse-growth forests dominated by larch (Larix sp.) and birch (Betula pendula Roth) that commonly occur in the second-order river valleys at elevations of 400–600 m, whereas the broader and narrower river valleys are only marginally suitable for this nemoral species. Additionally, rather high air humidity levels are critical to L. sydyi during particular periods of its life cycle (May–June and September), as well as a snow depth of at least 10–20 cm.
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Russian Journal of Biological Invasions publishes original scientific papers dealing with biological invasions of alien species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and covers the following subjects:description of invasion process (theory, modeling, results of observations and experiments): invasion corridors, invasion vectors, invader species adaptations, vulnerability of aboriginal ecosystems;monitoring of invasion process (reports about findings of organisms out of the limits of natural range, propagule pressure assessment, settling dynamics, rates of naturalization);invasion risk assessment; genetic, evolutional, and ecological consequences of biological invasions of alien species; methods, means of hoarding, processing and presentation of applied research data (new developments, modeling, research results, databases) with factual and geoinformation system applications;use of the results of biological invasion research (methods and new basic results) under the study of marine, fresh-water and terrestrial species, populations, communities and ecosystems; control, rational use and eradication of the harmful alien species..