Extreme weather affects colonization–extinction dynamics and the persistence of a threatened butterfly

Extreme weather events can be expected to increase in frequency in the future. Our knowledge on how this may affect species persistence is, however, very limited. For reliable projections of future persistence we need to understand how extreme weather affects species' population dynamics. We analysed the effect of extreme droughts on the host plant Succisa pratensis , colonization–extinction dynamics, and future persistence of the threatened...