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УДК 574.42 DOI 10.21685/2500-0578-2018-1-5 Open Access
ECOLOGICAL MODELING OF LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA L. BREEDING CONDITIONS IN SOUTH-EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN1
D. V. Malakhov
National Center for Space Research and Technology, Almaty, 050010, Republic of Kazakhstan E-mail: [email protected]
N. Yu. Tsychuyeva
National Center for Space Research and Technology, Almaty, 050010, Republic of Kazakhstan E-mail: [email protected]
V. E. Kambulin
Zhyembayev's Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine, Almaty, 040920, Republic of Kazakhstan E-mail: [email protected]
ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ УСЛОВИЙ РАЗМНОЖЕНИЯ ПЕРЕЛЕТНОЙ САРАНЧИ (LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA L.) В ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНОМ КАЗАХСТАНЕ1
Д. В. Малахов
Национальный центр космических исследований и технологий, Алма-Ата, 050010, Казахстан E-mail: [email protected]
Н. Ю. Цычуева
Национальный центр космических исследований и технологий, Алма-Ата, 050010, Казахстан E-mail: [email protected]
В. Е. Камбулин
Институт защиты и карантина растений им. Ж. Жиембаева, Алма-Ата, 040920, Казахстан E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract. Background. The method of ecological niche modeling (ENM) was applied to reconstruct the nesting conditions of one of the most widely-known pest species, Locusta migratoria asiatica, with a focus of nesting in Balkhash-Alakol basin. The ENM uses a set of input environmental variables to analyze and select the key factors from the entire input set. The key factors are the climatic variables which define the wellbeing of an organism; and the range of these variables may be calculated with statistical and GIS approaches. Materials and methods. The method of ENM used in current paper is referred to as "presence-only" since it utilizes the known localities of the animal (in our study, egg-clutches) to develop a model. The model outlines the area where the successful development of locust egg-boxes is most probable, rather than the actual nesting area. Further analysis of the identified key variables allows definition of the most vulnerable stages of the locust life-cycle. Results. The most important factors, influencing the development of the locust over its life-cycle, are: the ambient air temperature; the temperature of the soil during the cold season of the year; and soil moisture. The locust is an ectotherm organism, which has a restricted ability to regulate its body temperature; and the ambient temperature thus serves as a major factor affecting the animal's behavior. Wintering egg-boxes are immobile and face even more environmental challenges than nymphs or adults do. The soil temperature may not depend upon a single variable, like the air temperature, but is a function of the complex relationship between the thermal properties of the air and soil. The process of the energy flux between soil and atmosphere incudes many factors, particularly related to soil-moisture content and the physical properties of the soil.
This work is part of the Republican budget program 076, entitled "Applied scientific research in the field of space activities, transport and communications", under the auspices of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2016-2018.
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The analysis of key variables should not be performed without an understanding of the complex relationships between the abiotic components of the environment. Conclusions. Comparative analysis of published data on locust adult and embryo physiology and key-variables, revealed by the model, confirmed the usefulness of the ENM approach for the study of the ecological peculiarities of a living species. Further development of this model with additional variables, gathered with remote sensing, should result in a probabilistic forecasting model aimed to withstand the locust outbreaks.
Key words: Asiatic locust, breeding sites, ecological niche model.
Аннотация. Общие положения. Метод моделирования экологической ниши (МЭН) применялся для воссоздания условий гнездования одного из наиболее широко известных видов вредителей, а именно перелетной азиатской саранчи Locusta migratoria asiatica, особое внимание уделялось ареалу гнездования в Балхаш-Алакольском бассейне. Метод МЭН основан на использовании вводных экологических переменных для анализа и выбора ключевых факторов из всей совокупности значений входных данных. Ключевыми факторами являются климатические переменные, определяющие состояние организма. Расчет диапазона этих переменных может производиться исходя из статистических подходов и подходов, базирующихся на системе обработки географической информации. Материалы и методы. В настоящей статье метод МЭН обозначается только в качестве фактического, поскольку для разработки модели используются известные места обитания животных (в данном исследовании, кладки яиц). Модель описывает область, где кладки яиц саранчи развиваются успешно с наибольшей вероятностью, а не фактическую площадь гнездования. Дальнейший анализ идентифицированных ключевых переменных позволяет определить наиболее уязвимые стадии жизненного цикла саранчи. Результаты. Важнейшими факторами, влияющими на развитие саранчи в течение ее жизненного цикла, являются: температура окружающего воздуха; температура почвы в холодное время года; и влажность почвы. Саранча - это холоднокровный организм, который обладает ограниченной способностью к регуляции температуры тела, тем самым температура окружающей среды является основным фактором, влияющим на поведение животного. Зимующие кладки яиц являются неподвижными, в связи с чем они сталкиваются с большим количеством природных факторов, чем личинки или взрослые особи. Температура почвы не может зависеть от одной переменной, например, температуры воздуха, она определяется на основе сложной взаимосвязи между термическими параметрами воздуха и почвы. Процесс обмена энергией между почвой и атмосферой определяется множеством факторов, особенно связанных с содержанием влаги в почве и физическими свойствами почвы. Для анализа ключевых переменных необходимо понимание сложной взаимосвязи между абиотическими компонентами среды. Выводы. Сравнительный анализ опубликованных данных о физиологии саранчи, физиологии зародышей и ключевых переменных, выявленных на основе применения модели, подтвердил полезность подхода МЭН для изучения экологических особенностей биологических видов. Результатом дальнейшей разработки модели с дополнительными переменными, собранными с помощью дистанционного зондирования, должна стать модель вероятностного прогнозирования, направленная на предотвращение нашествий саранчи.
Ключевые слова: Азиатская саранча, места размножения, модель экологической ниши.
From ancient times, the locust has been well known as an agricultural pest. Locust outbreaks are first mentioned in the Urra-Hubullu (about 2000 BC), where they are referred to by the Akkadian word "senu" or "sennu" which means "evil". A locust outbreak was called the "eighth plague of Egypt" in the Bible: "They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt." (Ex. 10:5). Repeated locust outbreaks are known from all but the Antarctica continents. An extremely devastating locust outbreak happened, for example, in Mesoa-merica (1454 A.D.), when, after a drought, massive invasions of locusts happened. "Place names showed the importance of the insect to Mesoamer-ican cultures, such as the Nahuatl place name Cha-pultepec, which translates as "locust hill" [1].
The Asiatic Locust (Locusta migratoria) has the widest area of distribution among all locust species. The area of L. migratoria covers Europe; Africa (including Madagascar); the Arabian and Indian peninsulas; the Caucasus; Central and South-Eastern Asia; Australia; New Zealand; and Papua New Guinea. The northern border of the area of L. migratoria runs along the southern edge of the evergreen forests of Europe and Asia. The species obviously has a wide range of adaptations, allowing it to exist in very diverse ecological and climatic conditions [2].
Locust outbreaks have been documented in at least 84 years of the last two centuries (19th-20th) within the territory of the former USSR [3]. Kazakhstan is traditionally known as a territory which is frequently affected with locust outbreaks which cause serious damage to crops. For example, the outbreak of 1999 caused damage to at least 200 000 ha of agricultural lands;
and the subsequent damage was estimated at $15 million [4].
Wide feeding adaptations, behavior and migration abilities make the gregarious species of the family Acrididae probably the most prominent pests on the planet [5]. The high propensity for migration of the gregarious species is illustrated by recurrent reports of swarms moving downwind 100 km or more in a few hours of daytime [6]. On the other hand, the locust is an important part of natural ecosystems that, normally, provide the stability of steppes [7]. The locust in natural conditions consumes only a small portion of the plant, leaving enough vegetation for feeding of other animals. A moderate number of locusts even stimulate vegetation growth. In turn, the locust represents a perfect food resource for very different animals, from invertebrates to mammals.
The locust is characterized by focal nesting behavior and extremely pronounced migration activity. Feeding preferences, larvae and imago behavior, and focal reproduction all together ensure the survival of the species. In the Central Asian region, there are many transboundary breeding areas, which allows for the possibility of a coordinated, preventive approach to combatting outbreaks. Most importantly, the Central-Asian breeding areas of L. migratoria are located in Kazakhstan [8]. L. migratoria nesting areas are associated exceptionally with reeds [9]. The most important breeding areas of L. migratoria are associated with the deltaic and shoreline landscapes of the Aral-Caspian-Pontus depression. Permanent breeding areas of L. migratoria are located in the reed thickets of Kazakhstan in the lower portion of the Zhaik River; around the Kamys-Samara Lakes; along most of the large rivers (Irgiz, Turgay, Syrdarya, Ili, Shu Rivers); and on the banks of the Balkhash and Alakol Lakes, etc. [2]. The exact borders of the nesting foci are uncertain due to significant changes in the natural ecosystems in the last few decades. We attempted to analyze important abiotic variables delimiting the conditions and consequently the area of L. migratoria nesting foci in South-Eastern Kazakhstan, using the rapidly developing Ecological Niche Modeling approach.
Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is the well-analysed and promising subject of a number of recent scientific studies [10-12]. The modeling itself consists in the determination of the biotic and abiotic variables depicting the species life cycle and spatial distribution according to one or the other approach. Joseph Grinnell appears to have introduced this idea of an ecological niche in 1914 [13]. The concept of an ecological niche, in general terms, is a complex of environmental variables, delimiting the species' existence. The term "ecologi-
cal niche" usually encompasses the relationships of species, functioning within the common food chain. Having its own niche in the biogeocenosis, the species competes with other species of the given natural community for food, space and other factors which sustain life. In this paper, we accept the concept of an ecological niche formulated by George Hutchinson [14], who further formalized the niche concept as an attribute of the species, not the environment. The niche was described in a space (n-dimensional hypercube) of environmental variables, biotic and abiotic, some of which outline the limits of species viability [14]. It is possible to distinguish: 1) a spatial niche concerned with the peculiarities of species distribution; 2) a functional (trophic) niche linked to food sources; metabolic and growth ratio; and the co-influence of a given species on others, etc.; 3) a multidimensional niche in n-dimensional hyperspace, where n represents the number of all variables and relationships, allowing successful species reproduction. All niche types can be described and estimated quantitatively, though with varying degrees of accuracy [14].
GIS-based ENM is a rapidly developing area of research that has many different approaches and perspectives [15]. Recently, the GIS-based ENM approach was applied to very different groups of living organisms. Aguilar and Lado [16] developed an ENM for protists. Studies have been recently published devoted to ENM of different fungal [17] and plant species [18]; insects [19-21]; reptiles [22-25]; birds [26-28]; mammals [29, 30]; and even cryptozoological objects [31]. This approach appears a good and reliable tool for past and future climatic scenario studies [32, 33]. However, we are not aware of any recent paper relating to the ecological niche of L. migratoria; and our current experience therefore may be seen as an initial step to the extended study of L. migratoria ecology employing statistical and geospatial approaches.
Material and methods
The research area, corresponding to the Balkhash or Balkhash-Alakol breeding focus, is located in the River Ili delta, close to the southern border of Lake Balkhash. It is estimated that the breeding area occupies as much as 37 400 km2. Figure 1 represents the location of the study area.
The greater part of the region consists of gradually sloping alluvial lacustrine plains with hilly aeolian sands. Saryesik-Atyrau and Moinkum Sands are the largest sandy areas in the region. Reeds and cattails grow in the river floodplain, along with riparian tugai forests, typical of the desert rivers of Central Asia. The Tugai forests consist of thickets of trees and shrubs (such as Populus euphratica,
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different willow species, Tamarix and Halimoden- other species make up the rather sparse grasscover dron, etc.), entwined with vines (such as Clematis in the area. and Calistegiya). Reed grass, wheatgrass and a few
Fig. 1. Study area depicted with red polygon
The territory of the Balkhash-Alakol breeding area is a structural part of an intermountain depression, located between Tarbagatay Ridge at the north, the Shu-Ili Mountains to the west and the Jungar Alatau spurs at the south and southeast. In terms of climate, the area is a temperately warm, arid zone with a continental climate, harsh winters, low annual precipitation (about 100 mm) and dry, hot summers [34].
A series of field surveys had been conducted within the study area for several years (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016), collecting data on egg-boxes and early nymph locations. We used 69 field points to elaborate a model of the nesting conditions of L. migratoria. 75 % (51 points) of all the points were used to define the basic variable ranges; and the remaining 25 % (18 points) served to define the key variables as described in detail by Malakhov et al. [17], and Dujsebayeva, Malakhov [35]. Climatic datasets were then employed to develop the model. These were: WorldClim (monthly temperatures and precipitation); BioClim (a set of variables derived from WorldClim and meteorological stations http://www.worldclim.org/); Global Potential Evapo-Transpiration (http://www.cgiar-csi.org/data/global-aridity-and-pet-database); and the Digital Elevation Model and its derivatives (exposition, slope, curvature etc.). Input of data
and model development were performed in the ESRI ArcGIS 10.1 environment. A detailed description of the climatic variables is available online and has been published in a number of papers [20, 36, 37, 38, 39]. Statistical analysis of data was carried out using STATSOFT Statistica 12.
Results
The results of the nesting conditions of L. migratoria in South-Eastern Kazakhstan are represented as a list of key environmental variables, revealed with control points and a map of spatial distribution of optimal nesting conditions for the species.
Table 1 contains the key abiotic variables, as identified by statistical analysis, describing the nesting conditions of L. migratoria in Balkhash -Alakol.
A review of the table shows the prevalence of cold-season variables. Egg-wintering is most important and vulnerable stage in the species' annual cycle. Mobile insects have evolved some adaptations or regulating mechanisms to avoid extreme warming and the lack of food in spring and summer. Wintering eggs, by contrast, will survive or die during the cold season, having no opportunity of avoiding extra-cooling or excessive soil mois-
ture. A few variables (annual precipitation and precipitation in the driest quarter) are not directly related to egg wintering and, most probably, are related to the condition of the vegetation, which in turn may regulate the transition from the solitary to the gregarious phase. The influence of precipitation in March and October is questionable, since
we cannot define the direct impact of those variables on the locust. It is possible to hypothesize the existence of a certain optimal range for these variables, regulating either the soil conditions (temperature, moisture, energy balance) or the water content in the soil, and in turn regulating the viability of egg-boxes.
Table 1
The list of key variables for Locusta migratoria breeding conditions
Variable Optimal interval
February min temperature, °C -15,2.. -13,6
March min temperature, °C -6,4...-5,3
April min temperature, °C 4,1.4,6
December min temperature, °C -11,4.-10,2
February mean temperature, °C -10,1.-8,7
March mean temperature, °C -1,9.-0,6
April mean temperature, °C 9,5.10,1
December mean temperature, °C -7,2.-6
February max temperature, °C -5,2.-3,7
November max temperature, °C 3,8...4,8
December max temperature, °C -2,9.-1,7
March precipitation, mm 14.19
October precipitation, mm 15.21
January PM relative humidity, % 60,96.62,78
February PM relative humidity, % 59,9.60,9
March PM relative humidity, % 57,0.58,8
June PM relative humidity, % 35,3.36,4
October PM relative humidity, % 46,3.47,5
November PM relative humidity, % 56,45.57,9
February AM relative humidity, % 91,58.93,84
April AM relative humidity, % 60,5.61,1
November AM relative humidity, % 80,4.81,7
April solar radiation 165,3.168,5
Bio12, Annual Precipitation, mm 142,8.192,4
Bio17, Precipitation of driest quarter, mm 18,23.28,1
Bio19, Precipitation of coldest quarter 36,9.45,1
Bio21, Highest weekly radiation (W/m2) 242,8.248,4
Aridity Index 1540.2094
* - see [40] on relative humidity calculation details; ** - see [41] on Aridity Index details.
Figure 2 represents the basic model of L. migratoria nesting conditions in South-Eastern Kazakhstan.
The map is a result of summarizing the key variables (Table 1). The basic model, considering only abiotic variables, reveals a much wider range of suitable nesting areas for L. migratoria than is known from previously published data. Shaded polygons on the map depict the area of nesting foci of L. migratoria as known in the mid 20th century [42]. However (see Discussion), one of the most
important factors, defining the successful reproduction of the species in nature, is the presence of reeds, needed for locust feeding. The addition of recent distribution areas of reeds (black polygons) to the basic model significantly reduces the area of nesting foci. The question of the actual distribution of L. migratoria nesting sites is still debatable and requires more detailed study, since the current environmental situation differs from the situation fifty years ago, particularly with the distribution of reeds.
Fig. 2. The ecological model of L. migratoria nesting conditions
Discussion
Air and soil temperature
The model reflects the impact of environmental variables crucial to the well-being of the locust. Any species exists within a system of "atmosphere-plants-animals-soil": a complicated equilibrium with many interacting factors like temperature, wetness, soils, etc. Within continental arid climate, some of the factors, having their highest values in particular seasons, may provide additional constraints to biota. For locusts, the main factors are extremely high summer temperatures and extremely low winter temperatures. In particular, winter temperatures may cause the freezing of the uppermost soil layers and this appears to be fatal for wintering eggs. The energy balance within the soil is a key parameter for the survival of egg-boxes.
M. Petrov [43] distinguishes two main stages of energy balance for Middle Asian deserts: the soil-warming stage (January-July); and the soil-cooling stage (August-December). Rainfall provides surface moisture that has a warming effect on the surface and subsurface soil layers, especially in sandy soils, during the cool season of the year. This phenomenon is related to changes in the thermal con-
ductivity of wet and dry soil. Dry soil has less conductivity and so may not conduct energy from the sub-surface levels to the surface as successfully as wet soil does. Wet soil makes the movement of heat from the depth to the surface more intensive and obvious. We can hypothesize that the levels of precipitation in March and October, which emerge as key variables in our model, have a smoothing effect on soil-temperature balance during the most unstable seasons.
For ectotherm species, such as insects, temperature has long been recognized as a major environmental factor responsible for species abundance and geographic distribution. The capacity to adapt to and tolerate extreme temperature is thus critical for the persistence of ectotherm populations. When exposed to extreme temperatures, insects may respond in different ways: they may behaviorally avoid extremes by escaping the adverse conditions; or respond through changes in morphology, life history and/or physiology [44].
Thermal peculiarities have a diverse and complex influence on mobile insects and egg-boxes. Adult locusts are quite flexible in avoiding temperature extremes; but some constraints still exist. In contrast to other insect species which have evolved behavioral and physiological mechanisms for thermoregulation during flight, locusts are not
known to regulate their thoracic temperature during flight [45]. In turn, the locust's flight ability is itself temperature-dependent. The thoracic temperature of a flying locust generally exceeds the ambient temperature by 5-8 °C. The minimum thoracic temperature to initiate flight is 24 °C; and the maximum temperature for flight-muscle contraction is 42 °C [45]. It was shown [46], that adult locusts have limited ability to withstand air temperatures higher than the lethal internal temperature (48 °C) for more than an hour, during which time they maintain an internal temperature as much as 8 °C below air temperature.
The feeding process of nymphs and adults also demonstrates this temperature dependence. The body mass of a single locust increases as much as 45 times (from 0.02 to 0.95g) from hatchling to early-adult age [47]. Experiments on the growth of locusts in different temperature conditions [48] revealed that the optimal range is about 32 °C, when dry mass gain, protein and carbohydrates utilization efficiency were greater compared with higher (38 °C) and lower (26 °C) temperatures. The adult
stage is also harmed by low temperature: at 18 °C no mating occurred; at 21 °C and below females were unable to lay eggs; and at 24 °C adult females laid their first egg pod significantly later than at 30 °C [49]. The lower temperature threshold of L. migratoria nymphs has been defined as 16-17 °C [9]. Hatching may take place when the soil temperature is between 20-40 °C. Nymphs feed when the body temperature is between 25 and 30 °C. The feeding temperature threshold is 19-38 °C. If nymphs experienced lack of water or food, they may feed in the night when the air temperature decreases to 15-16 °C. Eggs in diapause have an optimum temperature of 0-4 °C. Eggs become unviable when the temperature is below -17 °C and above 60 °C.
Wintering eggs represent the most vulnerable stage of the locust's annual cycle. Experiments on eggs supercooling [50] identified the supercooling point as minus 20 °C. However, most eggs died at temperatures above this point, indicating the occurrence of pre-freezing mortality. Table 2 demonstrates a summary of L. migratoria thermal requirements.
Table 2
Thermal requirements of Locusta migratoria
Adult body temperature, °C Egg incubation temperature, °C
Lower limit Optimum Upper limit Lower limit Optimum Upper limit
15 18 (lower mating limit) 19.38 24.42 (flight range) 48 -21 0.4 60
The current model allows limited but effective explanations of key-variable impact and variable importance for the locust during the separate stages of the entire annual cycle. It is possible to estimate the soil temperature using measurements of air temperature and to estimate the egg-boxes' wintering-temperature conditions. For bare soils, surface temperature is primarily a function of surface-soil moisture [51, 52]. A strong positive correlation be-
tween air temperature (variables, used in current model) and soil temperature was repeatedly demonstrated in several studies [53-55]. Using methods developed by Ahmad and Rasul [53] and Islam et al. [54], it is possible to measure indirectly the soil temperature as a function of air temperature at the depth of 10 cm for key temperature variables, revealed by the model (Table 3).
Table 3
Estimation of soil temperature by minimal and mean air temperatures. Extreme values of an estimated soil temperature are given in bold
Variable Range 10 cm soil temperature by [53] 10 cm soil temperature by [54]
December minimal temperature -11,4.-10,2 -3,1.-2,3 -3,37.-2,36
February minimal temperature -15,2.-13,6 -5,99.-4,86 -6,57...-5,22
March minimal temperature -6,4.-5,3 -6,4.-5,1 0,82.1,76
April minimal temperature 4,1.4,6 5,7.6,3 9,6.10,1
February mean temperature -10,1.-8,7 -2,23.-1,2 -2,8.-1,1
March mean temperature -1,9.-0,6 -1,29.0,29 4,62.5,71
April mean temperature 9,5.10,1 11,9.12,7 14,2.14,7
A soil depth of 10 cm is enough to house an L. migratoria egg-box 5-8 cm long [56].
Comparison of the data from tables 2 and 3 demonstrates the relative concordance of the physiological requirements for egg incubation and the range of temperature variables, as provided by the model. Soil temperature estimated roughly does not exceed the lower and upper thresholds of incubation temperatures as allocated close to the optimal range, even in the coldest months. Soil-temperature estimation is quite accurate for our study, as we deal with approximated temperature values from climatic datasets. Further implementation of the variable values might be focused at the adult locust body-temperature estimation. There is no direct approach to estimate the locust body temperature; but the close relation of locust body and soil temperatures should be assumed, as it was demonstrated for an ectotherm vertebrate (Varanus griseus) [57]. Such relation being well-documented would allow the locust body temperature to be estimated at a known air temperature, which in turn is bound to the soil temperature. This question requires further experimental work to be undertaken. The analysis of modeling the key variables confirms the importance of a cold season for the survival of the species. If low temperature is a fundamental factor of population growth, global climate-warming may be partially responsible for locust movement northward [50].
Precipitation and soil moisture
Along with the thermal conductivity of the soil, precipitation may affect the soil-moisture conditions for egg wintering and incubation. Furthermore, the correlation of above-mentioned temperatures to soil moisture was studied for different climatic conditions and soil depths and found to be strong as well [51, 52]. However, we expect more complicated relationships between soil moisture, air condition and ambient air temperature. It is difficult to explain the importance of one variable without taking into account its complex interaction with other variables. Air condition is related to soil-moisture level in a complex way [58]. Soil respiration is influenced by temperature and soil moisture [59]. Relative humidity at the soil surface, as a function of soil moisture, determines the division of surface energy into sensible and latent heat. Soil heat flux is influenced by wetness, since thermal conductivity is closely related to moisture potential [60]. The decreasing precipitation followed by temperature increase may be related to locust outbreaks [61]. B. P. Uvarov [62] proposed an elegant explanation of drought and its relationship to subsequent locust outbreaks. "Open semi-
desert and desert beyond the plains are characterized by extreme diurnal fluctuations of temperature and low air-humidity especially during the summer months when the locusts are approaching sexual maturation, the success of which depends on humidity. The conditions inside the dense continuous stands of tall reeds are entirely different, as the lack of ventilation and the presence of water or of wet soil combine to create a hothouse atmosphere (somewhat resembling sub-tropical areas). Marginal zones of such reeds and sandy "islands" offer the most favorable conditions for egg-laying. A series of years with low flood levels favors the expansion of the more xerophilous vegetation types, i.e. the locust oviposition habitat. The food/shelter habitat of reeds may be reduced in such years, although it never can become insufficient for the needs of locust, and the total result is an increase in locust population and its concentration in smaller areas" [62]. Additionally, he emphasized the deadly impact of high floods on locust egg-boxes [62]; and this circumstance may explain the importance of the October and March precipitation in our model, as excessive rainfalls at these times may cause the flooding of depressed areas and lowlands. The Aridity Index, revealed as one of key variables by the model, indicates the habitat of L. migratoria breeding focus in the South-Eastern area as "Arid" [41], where drought events are an ordinary occurrence. The analysis of a thousand-year period in China confirmed the importance of floods and droughts as regulators of locust abundance in the Lower Yangtze River [63].
Other variables
Apart from abiotic variables, the main factor delimiting the nesting location is the presence of the green biomass needed for adult feeding and sexual maturation. Grasscover is also an important factor, as egg-lays are denser when the grasscover is considerably sparse [2, 62]. Vegetation debris, an obstacle for egg laying, should not be scattered across the entire soil surface. Major places for locust egg-lays in the Ili River delta are southern hill slopes and dried lakes and channel bottoms which have banks covered with reeds. At 28 out of the 37 sites (76 %) where nymphs were present in 2007, reeds were the dominant vegetation. Bare ground was the major land type at the nine remaining sites [64].
In general, plant communities with reeds predominating occupy at least 20 % of the overall vegetated area in the Ile River Delta [65]. To improve the basic model with an important variable, "distribution of reeds", we used satellite imagery (TERRA/MODIS) and specialized software (Exelis ENVI 5.2) for the identification of reeds. The area
of reeds was obtained from satellite imagery for May 2016 in line with previously published methods of the parametric classification of vegetation cover in arid areas [66, 67]. A field survey in 2016 revealed a good coincidence of the modeled conditions to the actual distribution of egg-boxes and young nymph locations. 88 % of documented egg-boxes and young nymphs fall within the "good" and "perfect" ranges of the basic model; and 72 % of documented egg-boxes and young nymphs were found within the distance of 1 kilometer or less from reeds, as derived from satellite imagery.
Conclusion
The basic model demonstrates good spatial agreement with the published data on L. migratoria nesting foci distribution [42], though some areas require further study. The recent status of the Balkhash nesting focus confirms the decrease in areas suitable for nesting comparing to the previously published data of the early [68] and late twentieth century [42]. This general trend of suitable nesting areas decrease persisted throughout the entire twentieth century and relates to ongoing aridifica-tion resulting in particular in the shrinkage of areas of reeds.
Another purpose of the current study is to elaborate a probabilistic model for the nesting conditions of L. migratoria. Ideally, this model should serve as a tool for outbreak forecasting. A locust outbreak is a mostly physiological phenomenon, regulated by biotic and abiotic environmental variables [69]. An outbreak resulting in food shortage in the nesting area leads to the transformation of the solitary phase into the gregarious one and, further, to mass migration of the gregarious adults. In evolutionary terms, migration is an adaptation to adverse circumstances and allows the insects to keep pace with changes in habitats, especially in temporary habitats. It serves as an alternative to diapause for tracking resources in space. The ecological significance of migration is to enable insects to spend different parts of their life in different environments. Locust migration is stimulated by ecological events during overcrowding of the locust population. Typically [70], as much as 97-98 % of
locust juveniles would not be able to survive past the imago stage. However, in the event of an outbreak, the number of young nymphs increases dramatically, preserving the population density at a high level. When the density increases, the morphology, physiology, and behavior of individuals switch in a very short time (two hours) to the gregarious phenotype. In this form, individuals no longer show mutual repulsion. They form massive swarms of up to 1011 species that migrate en masse and land in agricultural areas where they deplete crops with devastating speed [71].
The model itself and the knowledge of the most vulnerable stages of locust development may serve as a base for more effective development of outbreak-prevention measures. In the recent past, the most common way of dealing with locust swarms is the application of pesticides. This approach has two great drawbacks. First, insecticides are harmful for other invertebrates and vertebrates. Second, insecticides usually sprayed over a huge area and this is not a cost-effective approach as at least part of pesticide simply goes to waste. Precise information on egg-box concentration for a given year would allow accurate use of pesticide or the application of new, perspective methods [72-75]. The ideal method of outbreak suppression is a "preventive" approach, based on effective monitoring of locust habitats during the critical periods of its annual cycle in order to achieve early detection of nymphs and changes in locust behavior. This approach provides adequate early warning and effective response aimed at reducing the frequency and intensity of locust outbreaks locally and preventing their progress to a large-scale outbreak. The "preventive" approach assumes the long-term and sustainable management of locust populations; and prevention is a comprehensive strategy that takes into account all the situations and all aspects, including preparedness plans and contingency.
Acknowledgements
We commend Mrs. Ainur Aisarova for her assistance in processing field and climatic data. We are grateful to R. Sim for English correction (http://www.expert-english.com/).
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