Thermal effect of the Middle Ural copper smelter (Russia) and growth of birch leaves

Belskii, Eugen; Belskaya, Elena

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-12327-1

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“…Pollution gradients are often accompanied by climatic gradients arising due to urban heat island effect [55] and alterations of microclimate caused by adverse pollution effects on vegetation [10,56]. Across Europe, the proportion of A. podana males with apical prong(s) on the phallus decreases, while the proportion of males with lateral prong(s) on the phallus increases from north-west to south-east [38].…”

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Phenotypic Diversity of a Leafroller Archips podana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) Does Not Change along an Industrial Pollution Gradient

Kozlov

2023

Insects

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Morphological polymorphism offers rich opportunities for studying the eco-evolutionary mechanisms that drive the adaptations of local populations to heterogeneous and changing environments. In this study, I explore the association between pollution load, abundance of large fruit-tree tortrix Archips podana and its within-species diversity (expressed in the presence of apical and/or lateral prongs on the phallus in male genitalia) across 26 study sites located 0.5 to 31 km from the industrial city of Lipetsk in central Russia. The Shannon diversity index, calculated from the frequencies of four morphs, correlated neither with the distance to the nearest industrial polluter (a proxy of pollution load) nor with the number of moths captured by pheromone traps (a measure of population abundance). The statistical power of the correlation analysis was sufficient (67%) to detect a medium effect (i.e., Pearson correlation coefficient with an absolute value of 0.40), if it existed. I conclude that the four phenotypes of A. podana do not differ in tolerance to industrial pollution and similarly respond to pollution-induced environmental disturbance. This is the first study of industrial pollution impacts on within-species diversity of insects expressed in the discrete traits of their male genitalia.

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Phenotypic Diversity of a Leafroller Archips podana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) Does Not Change along an Industrial Pollution Gradient

Kozlov

2023

Insects

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Trophic match/mismatch and reproduction of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca in a metal-polluted area

Belskii

Belskaya

2021

Environmental Pollution

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Lichen recovery in a formerly polluted area: the importance of bark properties for soredia survival

Mikhailova,

Mikryukov

2024

The Lichenologist

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An experiment was conducted on the development of Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl. from soredia to branched lobes near the copper smelter in the Middle Urals 10 years after emission cessation. Soredia were cultivated in fir-spruce forests in heavily polluted and unpolluted areas. In both areas, soredia development was examined on fir bark collected from both the heavily polluted and unpolluted areas. The probability of lobe formation was lower in the polluted area even when soredia were cultivated on bark from the unpolluted area. Bark from the polluted area negatively impacted the success of soredia development, irrespective of the cultivation area. The lowest success of early development occurred when soredia were cultivated on polluted bark in the heavily polluted area, where the already low probability of lobe formation was accompanied by high mortality of the developed lobes. This study underscores the enduring impact of industrial pollution on H. physodes development, highlighting the need for ongoing environmental restoration and monitoring efforts in post-industrial areas to support biodiversity conservation.

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Thermal effect of the Middle Ural copper smelter (Russia) and growth of birch leaves

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Phenotypic Diversity of a Leafroller Archips podana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) Does Not Change along an Industrial Pollution Gradient

Phenotypic Diversity of a Leafroller Archips podana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) Does Not Change along an Industrial Pollution Gradient

Trophic match/mismatch and reproduction of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca in a metal-polluted area

Lichen recovery in a formerly polluted area: the importance of bark properties for soredia survival

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