Introduction
Methods
Study regions
Surveys
N unit surveys | Years | km | h | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987–2001 | ||||
All sites | 50 | 1987–2001 | 44.0 | 25.8 |
Bog | 27 | 1990–2001 | 21.5 | 13.1 |
Lowland | 5 | 1999–2001 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
Upland | 18 | 1987–1996 1998–2001 | 19.5 | 10.7 |
2002–2009 | ||||
All sites | 1973 | 2002–2009 | 921.9 | 377.2 |
Bog | 1699 | 2002–2009 | 806.5 | 321.3 |
Lowland | 223 | 2002–2009 | 80.5 | 42.5 |
Upland | 51 | 2002–2009 | 34.9 | 13.5 |
Species | Bog | Lowl | Upl | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bog specialists | ||||
L Bog copper | ||||
Lycaena epixanthe
| 3671 | 530 | 2 | 23 Jun–15 Aug |
N Bog fritillary | ||||
Boloria eunomia
| 1084 | 0 | 1 | 4 Jun–14 Jul |
N Jutta arctic | ||||
Oeneis jutta
| 962 | 1 | 0 | 12 May–10 Jul |
N Freija fritillary | ||||
Boloria freija
| 722 | 0 | 0 | 7 May–15 Jun |
N Frigga fritillary | ||||
Boloria frigga
| 264 | 0 | 0 | 19 May–20 Jun |
N Purplish fritillary | ||||
Boloria montinus
| 188 | 1093 | 0 | 25 Jul–23 Aug |
L Dorcas copper | ||||
Lycaena dorcas
| 158 | 379 | 0 | 23 Jun–17 Aug |
N Red-disked alpine | ||||
Erebia discoidalis
| 128 | 1 | 0 | 10 May–14 Jun |
Bog affiliates | ||||
L Callophrys augustinus
| 4304 | 6 | 0 | Heaths, barrens, bogs |
N Coenonympha tullia
| 587 | 162 | 3 | Wet/dry grassy areas |
Pi Colias interior
| 301 | 223 | 9 | Heaths, barrens, forest openings |
N Satyrodes eurydice
| 243 | 243 | 40 | Sedge meadows, marshes |
H Erynnis icelus
| 168 | 7 | 2 | Open woodlands, barrens |
N Boloria selene
| 123 | 89 | 9 | Wet meadows, marshes, bogs |
N Speyeria atlantis
| 46 | 299 | 60 | Open woods |
N Chlosyne harrisii
| 32 | 29 | 0 | Wet meadows, bog edges, marshes |
N Polygonia faunus
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Forests |
Generalists (top ten species and all non-native species) | ||||
Ha
Thymelicus lineola
| 1103 | 780 | 275 | Open grassy fields |
Pa Papilio canadensis
| 389 | 31 | 13 | Deciduous woods |
H Poanes hobomok
| 227 | 11 | 13 | Damp deciduous forest edges |
L Celastrina ladon
| 176 | 15 | 11 | Brushy fields, forests and edges |
N Cercyonis pegala
| 135 | 55 | 114 | Prairie, old field, meadow, bog |
N Phyciodes selenis
| 126 | 245 | 61 | Moist open areas |
H Polites mystic
| 85 | 156 | 60 | Prairie swales, wet meadows, marshes, streamsides |
Pi Colias philodice
| 80 | 112 | 85 | Clover fields, lawns, moist meadows, fields |
H Erynnis juvenalis
| 51 | 0 | 0 | Oak forest/scrub and adjacent |
N Limenitis arthemis
| 44 | 53 | 6 | Deciduous/mixed woods |
Pia
Pieris rapae
| 10 | 72 | 24 | Most kinds of open vegetations |
Immigrants | ||||
N Danaus plexippus
| 342 | 21 | 50 | |
N Vanessa virginiensis
| 38 | 6 | 2 | |
N Vanessa atalanta
| 31 | 9 | 1 | |
N Junonia coenia
| 30 | 1 | 0 | |
N Vanessa cardui
| 10 | 2 | 0 | |
Pi Pontia protodice
| 3 | 0 | 0 | |
N Euptoieta claudia
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
Analyses
Results
Specialists | Affiliates | Generalists | Immigrants | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rate | % | Rate | % | Rate | % | Rate | % | Rate | |
Bog | |||||||||
Mean | 21.6 | 44.90 | 18.2 | 34.00 | 9.3 | 18.20 | 1.4 | 2.90 | 54.3 |
Minimum | 15.9 | 24.90 | 5.2 | 15.30 | 4.9 | 10.70 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 32.4 |
Maximum | 29.9 | 68.00 | 30.8 | 52.80 | 22.8 | 35.80 | 5.5 | 9.30 | 74.5 |
Lowland roadsides | |||||||||
Mean | 51.3 | 33.00 | 24.9 | 17.90 | 68.2 | 48.30 | 1 | 0.70 | 149.3 |
Minimum | 20.2 | 15.50 | 14.3 | 7.70 | 35.6 | 34.40 | 0.2 | 0.10 | 106.4 |
Maximum | 140.7 | 56.40 | 47.8 | 27.60 | 97.6 | 63.10 | 2.9 | 2.30 | 255.9 |
Lowland roadsides (excluding Boloria montinus) | |||||||||
Mean | 22.7 | 18.50 | 120.7 | ||||||
Minimum | 3.8 | 4.30 | 78.6 | ||||||
Maximum | 63.1 | 36.70 | 178.1 | ||||||
Upland roadsides | |||||||||
Mean | 0.2 | 0.20 | 10 | 8.00 | 121.8 | 88.10 | 3.8 | 3.70 | 138.4 |
Minimum | 0 | 0.00 | 4.7 | 2.70 | 42.4 | 78.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 |
Maximum | 0.7 | 0.90 | 21.3 | 13.40 | 257 | 95.10 | 14.1 | 13.80 | 286.2 |
Muskeg | Kettlehole | Coastala
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bog specialists | ||||||
L Lycaena epixanthe
| N | S/S | N | S/S | N | S |
L Lycaena dorcas
| N | S/S | S | |||
N Boloria freija
| N | S/S | S/ | S | ||
N Boloria frigga
| N | S/S | ||||
N Boloria eunomia
| N | S/S | N | S/S | N | S |
N Boloria montinus
| N | S/ | ||||
N Erebia discoidalis
| N | S/S | ||||
N Oeneis jutta
| N | S/S | N | S/S | S | |
Bog affiliates | ||||||
L Callophrys augustinus
| N | S/S | N | S/S | N | S |
N Coenonympha tullia
| N | S/S | N | S/S | N | S |
Total specialist | Maximum | Survey | Survey | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Species recorded in rangea
| km | h | ||
Muskegs (Northwest: Douglas) | ||||
Bear Lake | 8 | 8 | 44.5 | 18 |
Bear lake North | 7b
| 8 | 33.9 | 13.1 |
Lyman Lake | 8 | 8 | 88.7 | 35.2 |
Milchesky Road | 8 | 8 | 40.8 | 16.1 |
Moose Junction | 7c
| 8 | 29.2 | 11.5 |
Muskegs (Northwest: Ashland, Iron, Price) | ||||
Caroline Lake | 6b
| 7 | 24.4 | 8.5 |
Forest Road 137 2.3 | 6d
| 7 | 18.2 | 7.9 |
Glidden | 6c
| 7 | 55.8 | 21.5 |
Muskegs (Northeast: Forest) | ||||
Armstrong | 7 | 7 | 60.3 | 23.2 |
Forest Road 2182 W | 7 | 7 | 21.4 | 7.9 |
Forest Road 2414 | 5b,e
| 7 | 25.7 | 10.3 |
Kettleholes (Northwest: Bayfield interior) | ||||
East Crane Lake | 3 | 7 | 10.7 | 3.5 |
East Roger Lake | 3 | 7 | 14.8 | 6.3 |
East Wishbone | 4 | 7 | 23.9 | 9.9 |
Pine Lake | 2 | 7 | 8.1 | 2.9 |
Coastal Peatlands (Northwest: Bayfield coastal) | ||||
Bark Bay | 2 | 7 | 21.2 | 9.2 |
Bibon Lake | 5 | 7 | 15.9 | 6 |
Lost Creek | 2 | 7 | 16.9 | 7 |
Port Wing Boreal | 2 | 7 | 12.3 | 5.3 |
Dunbar | Marinette | Private | Crex | Burnett | Moquah | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrens | Co. Forest | Forestry | Meadows | Co. Forest | Barrens | |
County | Marinette | Marinette | Douglas | Burnett | Burnett | Bayfield |
Patch size (ha) | 535a
| ca 18b
| >60b
| 3240a
| 30b
| 2020a
|
Survey effort (km) | 54.6 | 84.9 | 27 | 293.4 | 70.7 | 84.4 |
Survey effort (h) | 19.5 | 34.4 | 12.7 | 128.7 | 34.4 | 36.6 |
Earliest survey date | 15-May | 19-May | 8-May | 26-Apr | 26-Apr | 24-Apr |
Latest survey date | 14-Aug | 14-Aug | 12-Sep | 17-Aug | 17-Aug | 19-Sep |
Survey years | 2002–2009 | 1998, 2002–2009 | 2003–2009 | 1991– 2009 | 1994– 2009 | 1988– 2009 |
Pi Euchloe olympia
| X | X | X | NA | ||
L Callophrys henrici
| X | |||||
L Lycaeides idas
| X | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
L L. melissa samuelis
c
| NA | NA | NA | X | X | NA |
N Chlosyne gorgone
| X | X | X | NA | ||
N Oeneis chryxus
| X | X | X | NA | NA | X |
H Erynnis martialis
| NA | NA | X | X | X | |
H Erynnis persius
| NA | NA | NA | X | X | NA |
H Hesperia metea
| X | X | ||||
H H. comma laurentina
| X | X | NA | NA | ||
H Hesperia leonardus
| X | X | X | X | X | X |
H Atrytonopsis hianna
| NA | NA | X | X | X | |
Total observed | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Maximum in range | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Detected | Undetected (all) | Undetected (4+ years) | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | M | K | C | All | M | K | C | All | M | K | C | |
Lycaena epixanthe | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boloria eunomia | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oeneis jutta | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Boloria freija | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lycaena dorcas | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Boloria friggaa | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Erebia discoidalis | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Boloria montinusb | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lycaena epixanthe | Lycaena dorcas | Boloria montinus | |
---|---|---|---|
Alsike clover Trifolium hybridum
| X | X | |
Birdfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus
| X | X | X |
Black medick Medicago lupulina
| X | X | |
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense
| X | X | X |
Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum
| X | ||
Ox-eye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
a
| X | X | X |
Rabbitfoot clover Trifolium arvense
| X | X | X |
Red clover Trifolium pratense
| X | X | |
Spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa
| X | X | |
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
| X | X | X |
Yellow sweet clover Melilotus officinalis
| X |
Before 16 June | After 15 June | P | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
obs | exp | obs | exp | ||
Total individuals | 409 | 240 | 73 | 242 | 0 |
Danaus plexippus | 293 | 171 | 49 | 171 | 0 |
Vanessa virginiensis | 36 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
Vanessa atalanta | 23 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 0.007 |
Junonia coenia | 24 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0.0019 |
Vanessa cardui | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0044 |
Pontia protodice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0662 |
Euptoieta claudia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4795 |
Survey effort | Specialist | Affiliate | Generalist | Immigrant | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | h | % | Obs | Exp | Obs | Exp | Obs | Exp | Obs | Exp | Obs | Exp |
2002 | 28.41 | 8.8 | 452 | 635 | 697 | 513 | 649 | 255 | 15 | 43 | 1974 | 1546 |
2003 | 32.78 | 10.2 | 598 | 732 | 885 | 592 | 183 | 295 | 10 | 49 | 1861 | 1784 |
2004 | 38.27 | 11.9 | 678 | 855 | 297 | 692 | 189 | 344 | 10 | 57 | 1242 | 2083 |
2005 | 38.6 | 12 | 886 | 862 | 199 | 697 | 194 | 347 | 23 | 58 | 1369 | 2111 |
2006 | 40.6 | 12.6 | 652 | 907 | 443 | 735 | 393 | 365 | 151 | 61 | 1711 | 2215 |
2007 | 46.37 | 14.4 | 1061 | 1036 | 966 | 838 | 466 | 417 | 256 | 70 | 2935 | 2524 |
2008 | 41.52 | 12.9 | 1241 | 928 | 1281 | 750 | 304 | 373 | 6 | 62 | 3095 | 2260 |
2009 | 54.7 | 17 | 1609 | 1222 | 1037 | 988 | 510 | 492 | 11 | 82 | 3300 | 2978 |