Asymmetric boundary shifts of tropical montane Lepidoptera over four decades of climate warming

I-Ching Chen; Jane K. Hill; Hau-Jie Shiu; Jeremy D. Holloway,Suzan Benedick; Vun Khen Chey; Henry S. Barlow; Chris D. Thomas

Asymmetric boundary shifts of tropical montane Lepidoptera over four decades of climate warming

Date

2011

Authors

I-Ching Chen

Jane K. Hill

Hau-Jie Shiu

Jeremy D. Holloway,Suzan Benedick

Vun Khen Chey

Henry S. Barlow

Chris D. Thomas

Publisher

Wiley

Abstract

To estimate whether species have shifted at equal rates at their leading edges (cool boundaries) and trailing edges (warm boundaries) in response to climate change. We provide the first such evidence for tropical insects, here examining elevation shifts for the upper and lower boundaries shifts of montane moths. Threats to species on tropical mountains are considered.

Keywords

Climate change, cloud, ecological barrier, endemic species, geology, Geometridae, leading edge, Malaysia, range shift, trailing edge.

Citation

Chen, I. C., Hill, J. K., Shiu, H. J., Holloway, J. D., Benedick, S., Chey, V. K., Barlow, H.S., & Thomas, C. D. (2011). Asymmetric boundary shifts of tropical montane Lepidoptera over four decades of climate warming. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 20(1), 34-45.