文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Microhabitat preferences of butterflies in urban parks: Both vegetation structure and resources are decisive

作者：Han, Dan[1] Wang, Cheng[1] Sun, Zhenkai[1] She, Junying[1] Yin, Luqin[1] Bian, Qi[1] Han, Wenjing[1]

第一作者：Han, Dan

通信作者：Wang, C[1]

机构：[1]Chinese Acad Forestry, Natl Forestry & Grassland Adm, Key Lab Tree Breeding & Cultivat, Res Inst Forestry,Urban Forest Res Ctr, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China

年份：2022

卷号：71

外文期刊名：URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85127743258);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000793580500003)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000793580500003)】；

基金：This research was funded by National Non-Profit Research Institutions of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAFYBB2020ZB008) , National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31800608) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31700558) .

语种：英文

外文关键词：Vegetation composition; Vegetation structure; Host plant; Butterfly diversity; Growth form; Functional group

摘要：Urban parks comprise diverse microhabitats, such as vegetation units of lawn and arbour forests, with differing biodiversity potentials. However, the influences of microhabitats on butterfly diversity and the mechanisms involved remain unclear. This study used butterfly survey data from 112 plots in 27 urban parks in the central metropolitan area of Beijing, China, from June to September 2020. Based on the growth form of larval host plants, recorded butterfly species were classified into three functional groups: woody plant-feeding taxa (WF), herb-feeding taxa (HF), and feeding on multiple plant growth forms taxa (MF). We analysed the effects of 11 variables among three facets, namely, vegetation composition, vegetation structure, and human activity, on the butterfly diversity (species richness and abundance) of the whole community, three functional groups using generalised linear mixed models. Twenty-five butterfly species observed mainly feed on herbs rather than on woody plants. Our results demonstrated that vegetation community characteristics explain up to 24% and 43% variation in butterfly species richness and abundance, respectively. Of this, vegetation structure facets crucially affected butterfly species richness, and vegetation composition facets had the most significant influence on the abundance of the whole butterfly community. However, the impact of human activity factors was minimal. Light availability and herb height belonging to vegetation structure factors and nectar plant species richness and nectar abundance which belonged to vegetation composition factors showed the most important and positive effects on butterfly diversity. The positive impact of the above significant factors was found especially on herb-feeding butterfly diversity. In contrast, the diversity of butterflies feeding on woody plants was most positively influenced by herb height. We thus suggest that it is necessary to guarantee the presence of a well-developed herb layer, which provides abundant nectar sources and maintain specific open spaces to ensure light availability. In conclusion, our findings imply that the critical role of the spatial structure of vegetation community is conspicuous in the formation of suitable microhabitats for butterflies, and managers could combine vegetation management practices with the needs of specific functional groups.