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DOI 10.1002/ece3.9063
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Title (Primary) Large-scale PVA modelling of insects in cultivated grasslands: The role of dispersal in mitigating the effects of management schedules under climate change
Author Leins, J.A.; Grimm, V.; Drechsler, M.
Source Titel Ecology and Evolution
Year 2022
Department OESA
Volume 12
Issue 7
Page From e9063
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
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Keywords bilinear interpolation; climate change; dispersal success; land use; large marsh grasshopper; spatially explicit model
Abstract In many species, dispersal is decisive for survival in a changing climate. Simulation models for population dynamics under climate change thus need to account for this factor. Moreover, large numbers of species inhabiting agricultural landscapes are subject to disturbances induced by human land use. We included dispersal in the HiLEG model that we previously developed to study the interaction between climate change and agricultural land use in single populations. Here, the model was parameterized for the large marsh grasshopper (LMG) in cultivated grasslands of North Germany to analyze (1) the species development and dispersal success depending on the severity of climate change in subregions, (2) the additional effect of grassland cover on dispersal success, and (3) the role of dispersal in compensating for detrimental grassland mowing. Our model simulated population dynamics in 60-year periods (2020–2079) on a fine temporal (daily) and high spatial (250 × 250 m2) scale in 107 subregions, altogether encompassing a range of different grassland cover, climate change projections, and mowing schedules. We show that climate change alone would allow the LMG to thrive and expand, while grassland cover played a minor role. Some mowing schedules that were harmful to the LMG nevertheless allowed the species to moderately expand its range. Especially under minor climate change, in many subregions dispersal allowed for mowing early in the year, which is economically beneficial for farmers. More severe climate change could facilitate LMG expansion to uninhabited regions but would require suitable mowing schedules along the path. These insights can be transferred to other species, given that the LMG is considered a representative of grassland communities. For more specific predictions on the dynamics of other species affected by climate change and land use, the publicly available HiLEG model can be easily adapted to the characteristics of their life cycle.
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Leins, J.A., Grimm, V., Drechsler, M. (2022):
Large-scale PVA modelling of insects in cultivated grasslands: The role of dispersal in mitigating the effects of management schedules under climate change
Ecol. Evol. 12 (7), e9063