Browsing by Subject "lepidoptera"

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    Data for fire regime shapes butterfly communities through changes in nectar resources in an Australian tropical savanna, 2019-2020
    (2023-08-03) Leone, Julia B; Larson, Diane L; Richards, Anna E; Schatz, Jon; Andersen, Alan N; jleone@fmr.org; Leone, Julia B
    We studied responses of butterflies, vegetation structure, and floral resources to fire regime at a long-term fire experiment near Darwin in the Australian tropical savanna. This dataset consists of data collected during the 2019/2020 wet season at 18 1-ha plots in three blocks, where each block contains six randomly assigned fire treatments. We measured butterfly, vegetation structure, and floral resources data, and collected fire regime data. These data are associated with Leone et al. (2023). Fire regime shapes butterfly communities through changes in nectar resources in an Australian tropical savanna. Ecosphere. Along with its associated paper, we hope these data will provide helpful information for those working in fire management, butterfly conservation, and biodiversity conservation more broadly.
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    Insect attraction to different colored lights near Lake Itasca State Park
    (2011-02-01) Bellrichard, Mitch
    Ecological light pollution has a major impact on millions of insects throughout the world. The flight-to-light response occurs when nocturnal insects fly towards an artificial light. We tested if insects would show equal flight-to-light response towards red, blue, and white light. This was done by hanging a light for 15 minute intervals with different colored bulbs and counting the number of insects that were near the light. We found insects in the order lepidoptera were significantly more attracted to the white light.