The Use of Hoa (hemiptera-Orthoptera-Aves) Indicators to Formulate the Serbian Climate Change Index (scci)
2024
Novaković, Boris | Raković, Marko
The study aimed to provide data on three faunistic groups (Hemiptera, Orthoptera and birds) used as indicators of climate change as well as to formulate area-specific climate change index (the Serbian Climate Change Index - SCCI). Based on the data obtained, a total of 56 indicator taxa (10 hemipteran, 21 orthopteran and 25 bird species) belong to 17 families were included from the entire territory of Serbia. The SCCI is based on the statement that these species have expanded their distribution ranges and population density throughout Serbia during last decade (2012–2022) as well as predictions to inhabitat still inhabitable habitats in the Peripannonian and Pannonian regions. Some of species, predominantly hemipteran and orthopteran, had acquired new habitat preference (e. g. expanded to urban areas) moving northwardly with their range and abundance expansion. On the other hand, as consequence of climate change and global warming, some species were found to be indicators of environmental degradation and habitat fragmentation.
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Publisher University of Belgrade, Technical faculty in Bor (Serbia)
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