Insect community responses to climate and weather across elevation gradients in the Sagebrush Steppe, eastern Oregon /

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 b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Pilliod, David S. (Author), Rohde, Ashley T. (Author)
Corporate Author:	United States. Bureau of Land Management
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Reston, Virginia : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2016.
Series:	U.S. Geological Survey open-file report ; 2016-1183.
Subjects:	Sagebrush steppe ecology > Oregon. Insect populations > Oregon. Insect-plant relationships > Oregon. Insects > Climatic factors > Oregon. Insects > Effect of altitude on > Oregon. Public lands > Oregon > Management. Sagebrush steppe ecology. Insect populations. Insect-plant relationships. Insects > Effect of altitude on. Climatic changes. Public lands > Management. Eastern Oregon.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo150151

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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.
Item Description:	"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."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 50 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-50).