Urban Expansion and Butterfly Diversity: The Synergistic Effects of Impervious Surface and Vegetation Cover
Jinlu Zhang, Zhouyang Liao, Xuemei Shen, Mi Zhu, Xiaozhang Chen, Zhibo Feng, Yuan Zhang · 2026
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Jinlu Zhang and co-authors track how pavement and greenery jointly shape butterfly life in Kunming, China. Butterflies signal ecosystem health and pollinate plants. Two years of monthly counts let the team test both land-cover forces at once, not one by one.
Paved surface was the main driver. More pavement meant fewer species and fewer butterflies. Plant cover alone mattered less. Diversity indices barely moved with either factor. Communities varied most where pavement was low and green cover high. The opposite corner, hard and bare, grew uniform. The authors advise planners to cap sealed surfaces and protect green patches if city butterflies are to stay varied.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jinlu Zhang, Zhouyang Liao, Xuemei Shen, Mi Zhu, Xiaozhang Chen, Zhibo Feng, Yuan Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |