A new comprehensive trait database of European and Maghreb butterflies, Papilionoidea.

ABSTRACT: Trait-based analyses explaining the different responses of species and communities to environmental changes are increasing in frequency. European butterflies are an indicator group that responds rapidly to environmental changes with extensive citizen science contributions to documenting changes of abundance and distribution. Species traits have been used to explain long- and short-term responses to climate, land-use and vegetation changes. Studies are often characterised by limited trait sets being used, with risks that the relative roles of different traits are not fully explored. Butterfly trait information is dispersed amongst various sources and descriptions sometimes differ between sources. We have therefore drawn together multiple information sets to provide a comprehensive trait dat

SUBMITTER: Middleton-Welling J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7567092 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature