Winter Rains Support Butterfly Diversity, but Summer Monsoon Rainfall Drives Post-Monsoon Butterfly Abundance in the Arid Southwest of the US

Butterfly populations are declining worldwide, reflecting our current global biodiversity crisis. Because butterflies are a popular and accurate indicator of insect populations, these declines reflect an even more widespread threat to insects and the food webs upon which they rely. As small ectother...

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Main Authors: Helen Ivy Rowe, Bradly Johnson, Jennifer Broatch, Terese Maxine Papag Cruz, Kathleen L. Prudic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/5