Butterfly diversity in agroforestry plantations of Eastern Ghats of southern Odisha, India

Mahata, Anirban; Samal, Kranti Titikshya; Palita, Sharat Kumar

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“…The undivided Midnapore District of West Bengal which lies in the transition zone of three distinct biogeographic regions of India (Deccan Peninsula: Chotta-Nagpur biotic province, Gangetic Plains: Lower Gangetic Plain biotic province, and Coast: Eastern Coastal biotic province) makes it a perfect habitat for species diversity (Payra et J TT Samanta et al 2017;Paria et al 2018;Biswas et al 2019) and acts as a connecting path of species distribution and migration from Western Ghats zone to northeastern zone (Abdulali 1949;Ali 1949;Hora 1949). Dry peninsular Sal forest and dry deciduous scrub vegetation along with different orchard plantation and agriculture practices in this region act as refuges for butterflies (Mahata et al 2019).…”

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the undivided Midnapore District, West Bengal, India: a preliminary report

Mahata

Mishra²,

Palita

2020

J. Threat. Taxa

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A butterfly study in the biodiversity rich biogeography transition zone of the undivided Midnapore District of West Bengal was carried out from March 2014 to March 2017. A total of 98 species of butterflies under five families, 19 subfamilies, and 70 genera were documented by the study. Maximum species diversity was found in Nymphalidae family with 31 species (31.63%), followed by Lycaenidae 24 species (24.48%), Hesperiidae-17 (17.34%), Pieridae 16 (16.32%), and the least by Papilionidae 10 (10.28%). Among the families, the highest common species (n=10) was recorded under the family Nymphalidae and maximum rare species (n=4) under the family Lycaenidae. Highest species richness has been recorded in post-monsoon season (97 species) followed by monsoon (78 species), winter (66 species), and pre-monsoon (47 species). During the study, five species of butterflies (Castalius rosimon, Neptis jumbah, Discophora sondaica, Lethe europa, and Papilio clytia) under Schedule-I, three species (Euchrysops cnejus, Mahathala ameria, and Cepora nerissa) under Schedule-II and three species (Baoris farri, Hyarotis adrastus, and Euploea core) under Schedule-IV were legally protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. A good species to genera ratio (1.4: 1) along with 10 newly recorded species and their range extension provide information for better understanding of the ecology and distribution pattern of the butterfly fauna. The information of the study will thus help to develop conservation strategies for management of the unique bio-geographical transitional zone.

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the undivided Midnapore District, West Bengal, India: a preliminary report

Mahata

Mishra²,

Palita

2020

J. Threat. Taxa

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“…Furthermore, increasing tree density has been related to increasing butterfly richness (Bobo et al, 2006). Trees in agroforests or woody fallows can provide fruits and foliage important for butterflies (Castro & Espinosa, 2015) or other non-food resources such as a vegetation structure for resting, sunbathing, mating, and roosting (Mahata et al, 2019). Notably, comparing fallow-derived vanilla agroforests to woody fallows, we did not see a difference in species richness of endemic, forest, or open-land species, nor did we find a difference in species composition.…”

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Land‐use change differentially affects endemic, forest and open‐land butterflies in Madagascar

Wurz

Graß

Lees

et al. 2022

Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. The conversion of tropical forests into agriculture reduces biodiversity dramatically.However, species might differ in their responses, depending on their habitat specialisation and geographic origin. In this study, we assess how butterfly assemblages differ between old-growth forests, forest fragments, forest-derived vanilla agroforests, fallow-derived vanilla agroforests, woody fallows, herbaceous fallows, and rice paddies in Madagascar.2. We recorded 88 butterfly species, of which 65 species are endemic to Madagascar.Land-use types with woody vegetation sustained many endemic (mean: 6.8 species) and forest butterfly species (mean: 4.8 species). Rice paddies and herbaceous fallows were richer in open-land species (mean: 7.6 species) and poorer in forest species (mean: 1.7 species) compared to other land-use types. Compared to herbaceous fallows, fallow-derived vanilla agroforests hosted more endemic (+164%) and forest (+239%) species. Richness of open-land species in forestderived vanilla agroforests was six times higher than in forest fragments.

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“…A meta-analysis on biodiversity in cacao and coffee agroforestry systems reported that when comparing total species richness between forests and agroforests, the latter had, on average, only 11% less forest species than the former (De Beenhouwer et al 2013 ). Other studies also reported a high biodiversity of ants (Perfecto and Vandermeer 2002 ; De la Mora et al 2013 ; Arenas-Clavijo and Armbrecht 2018 ), bees (Jha and Dick 2008 ; Jha and Vandermeer 2010 ; Cepeda-Valencia et al 2014 ), birds (Calvo and Blake 1998 ; Sánchez-Clavijo et al 2009 ; Leyequien et al 2010 ; Bakermans et al 2012 ; McDermott et al 2015 ; Narango et al 2019 ; Estrada-Carmona et al 2019 ; Schooler et al 2020 ), butterflies (Mahata et al 2019 ), hoppers (Rojas et al 2001 ), frogs (Murrieta-Galindo et al 2013 , b ), mammals (Gallina et al 1996 ; Bali et al 2007 ; Caudill et al 2014 ; Guzmán et al 2016 ), epiphytes (Moorhead et al 2010 ; De Beenhouwer et al 2015 ), and soil biota (Cardoso et al 2003 ; Arias et al 2012 ; Naeem Shahid et al 2012 ; Arias and Abarca 2014 ; De Beenhouwer et al 2015 ; Prates Júnior et al 2019 ; Teixeira et al 2021 ), specifically in shaded coffee plantations.…”

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Ecological quality as a coffee quality enhancer. A review

Vania

Benavides‐Frias

Jacobi

et al. 2023

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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As both coffee quality and sustainability become increasingly important, there is growing interest in understanding how ecological quality affects coffee quality. Here we analyze, for the first time, the state of evidence that ecological quality, in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem functions, impacts the quality of Coffea arabica and C. canephora , based on 78 studies. The following ecosystem functions were included: pollination; weed, disease, and pest control; water and soil fertility regulation. Biodiversity was described by the presence, percentage, and diversity of shade trees. Coffee quality was described by the green bean physical characteristics, biochemical compounds, and organoleptic characteristics. The presence and diversity of shade trees positively impacted bean size and weight and reduced the percentage of rejected beans, but these observations were not consistent over different altitudes. In fact, little is known about the diversity of shade trees and their influence on biochemical compounds. All biochemical compounds varied with the presence of shade, percentage of shade, and elevation. Coffee beans from more diverse tree shade plantations obtained higher scores for final total organoleptic quality than simplified tree shade and unshaded plantations. Decreasing ecological quality diminished ecosystem functions such as pollination, which in turn negatively affected bean quality. Shade affected pests and diseases in different ways, but weeds were reduced. High soil quality positively affected coffee quality. Shade improved the water use efficiency, such that coffee plants were not water stressed and coffee quality was improved. While knowledge on the influence of shade trees on overall coffee quality remains scarce, there is evidence that agroecosystem simplification is negatively correlated with coffee quality. Given global concerns about biodiversity and habitat loss, we recommend that the overall definition of coffee quality include measures of ecological quality, although these aspects are not always detectable in certain coffee quality characteristics or the final cup.

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Butterfly diversity in agroforestry plantations of Eastern Ghats of southern Odisha, India

Cited by 21 publications

References 47 publications

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the undivided Midnapore District, West Bengal, India: a preliminary report

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the undivided Midnapore District, West Bengal, India: a preliminary report

Land‐use change differentially affects endemic, forest and open‐land butterflies in Madagascar

Ecological quality as a coffee quality enhancer. A review

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