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| Title | BSc thesis: Do threatened butterflies share the same traits in different regions of Europe? |
| Group | Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 12 |
| Supervisor(s) | Prof. Michiel Wallis de Vries |
| Examiner(s) | Prof. Michiel Wallis de Vries |
| Contact info | Michiel.wallisdevries@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2021/11/01 |
| End date | 2022/06/30 |
| Description | In 2017 we published a paper examining the relation between species traits and the Red List Status of European butterflies (DOI 10.1007/s10841-017-9972-4). This identified main trait components of species vulnerability at a continental scale, such as climatic niche, mobility, development rate and overwintering stage. It may be expected that the outcomes will differ at national or regional scales. As a follow-up, it was therefore recommended to carry out systematic regional scale analyses in different climatic zones to improve the biological basis for species vulnerability. In this BSc thesis, you will compile data from a number of (sub)national Red Lists and analyse regional variation in the threat status of individuals species and how this is affected by their underlying traits. The outcomes should contribute to the development of trait-based approaches to prioritise vulnerable species for conservation at regional scales. |
| Used skills | Data analysis, scientific writing. |
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