Insect community responses to climate and weather across elevation gradients in the Sagebrush Steppe, eastern Oregon / by David S. Pilliod and Ashley T. Rohde.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Pilliod, David S., author.

Rohde, Ashley T., author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

United States. Bureau of Land Management

Series:

U.S. Geological Survey open-file report ; 2016-1183.

Open-file report ; 2016-1183

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sagebrush steppe ecology--Oregon.

Sagebrush steppe ecology.

Insect populations--Oregon.

Insect populations.

Insect-plant relationships--Oregon.

Insect-plant relationships.

Insects--Climatic factors--Oregon.

Insects.

Insects--Effect of altitude on--Oregon.

Public lands--Oregon--Management.

Public lands.

Insects--Effect of altitude on.

Climatic changes.

Public lands--Management.

Oregon.

Eastern Oregon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 50 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Virginia : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2016.

Summary:

In this study, the U.S. Geological Survey investigated the use of insects as bioindicators of climate change in sagebrush steppe shrublands and grasslands in the Upper Columbia Basin. The research was conducted in the Stinkingwater and Pueblo mountain ranges in eastern Oregon on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. We used a "space-for-time" sampling design that related insect communities to climate and weather along elevation gradients. Overall, our interpretation of these patterns is that insect communities respond positively and negatively to weather and local vegetation more than to long-term climate. Given increasing variability in weather and high probability of extreme weather events, insect communities in sagebrush steppe also may experience considerable fluctuations in composition and abundance, as well as phenology. These findings have implications for many ecosystem services, including pollination, decomposition, and food resources for predatory birds and other vertebrates.

Contents:

Executive summary

Introduction

Methods

Study design and sampling methods

Section I. assessment of sampling design

Section II. insect community composition

Section III. insect phenology

Management implications and future directions

References cited.

Notes:

"Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management under Interagency Agreement L10PG00804 for the project: Forecasting Insect Community Responses to Changes in Land Management and Climate in Upper Basin Sagebrush Steppe."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-50).

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (USGS, viewed January 13, 2021).

OCLC:

981530867