Constantà Stefanescu
Associated researcher
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications
Pere Virgili Health Research Institute
Spain
Biography
After working in oceanography for several years, my research activity has focussed on the ecology and conservation of butterflies. Since 1994 I’m the coordinator of the Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (CBMS), a biodiversity monitoring network consisting of over a hundred recording sites that provide standardized data on butterfly abundance on a weekly basis. The CBMS is coordinated from the Museu de Granollers-Ciències Naturals, and has the support of the Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya. I use this database to investigate patterns of diversity and the response of butterfly communities towards global change. My research has also a special focus on the migration of Lepidoptera, butterfly parasitism and the evolution of hostplant preferences in butterfly populations.
Research Interest
"Butterfly ecology, Bioindicators, Insect migration Butterfly ecology, Global change effects on biodiversity, Migration of Lepidoptera"
Publications
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"General declines in Mediterranean butterflies over the last two decades are modulated by species traits Melero Y., Stefanescu C., Pino J. (2016) General declines in Mediterranean butterflies over the last two decades are modulated by species traits. Biological Conservation. 201: 336-342."
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"Host plant exodus and larval wandering behaviour in a butterfly: Diapause generation larvae wander for longer periods than do non-diapause generation larvae Wiklund C., Stefanescu C., Friberg M.2017Ecological Entomology00"
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"Effects of organic and conventional crop management on vineyard biodiversity Puig-Montserrat X., Stefanescu C., Torre I., Palet J., FÃ bregas E., Dantart J., Arrizabalaga A., Flaquer C.2017Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment243: 19-26"
