The determinants of alpine butterfly richness and composition vary according to the ecological traits of species
Vincent Sonnay, Loïc Pellissier, Jean-Nicolas Pradervand, Luigi Maiorano, Anne Dubuis, Mary S. Wisz, Antoine Guisan
The paper examines how environmental factors influence butterfly species richness and composition, finding that generalists are driven by climate variables while specialists depend on habitat and plant diversity.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2014 · PreprintEcology