Improving urban butterfly diversity and abundance through strategic consideration of patch resources and butterfly ecological preference

IF 6.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129067

Wenqiang Fang , Weicong Fu , Zihao Chen , Peilin Huang , Shaolin Peng , Ting Zhou

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Abstract

Urban biodiversity is directly influenced by land use; however, the role of land use is often overlooked in urban landscape design, particularly regarding the effects of landscape context and the synergistic interactions between land-use patches on biodiversity. Based on high-resolution (1 m) remote sensing (RS) imagery and a one-year field survey, in this study, we systematically examined the effects of various landscape environmental factors and land-use combinations on butterfly diversity within the urban riparian parks in Fuzhou (China), focusing on different families (namely, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Riodinidae) and wingspan groups (small, medium, medium to large, and large). Multiple linear regression model (MLR) based on corrected Akaike information criterion (AIC_c) and the Geographical detector model (GD) were employed to quantify these effects. The results indicated that 1) the Abundance of Papilionidae and Nymphalidae were notably lower than those of Pieridae and Lycaenidae, but their Richness was high, necessitating targeted conservation measures. 2) Reducing the distance to high-quality regions could improve urban butterfly diversity. 3) Increasing the complexity of water-body boundaries within parks improved butterfly Richness and Abundance. 4) Larger butterflies exhibited greater sensitivity to woodland presence, water-body configuration, and connectivity with mountainous regions. 5) Increased complexity of water-body boundaries and the synergistic effects of woodland and grassland patches positively influenced the Richness of Papilionidae and Nymphalidae. 6) The combination of woodland, grassland, and water bodies significantly enhanced the diversity of different families and wingspan groups, with their synergistic effects and ecological preferences jointly influencing the spatial patterns of urban butterfly diversity. Overall, this study highlights the role of surrounding landscape and water-body configurations in improving urban butterfly diversity, while highlighting the potential of utilizing the synergistic effects of specific land-use combinations to further improve urban butterfly biodiversity. Aligning landscape patch configurations with the ecological needs of butterflies could support butterfly diversity in urban parks. Notably, our study can serve as a reference for the design and selection of butterfly-friendly green spaces.

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通过对斑块资源和蝴蝶生态偏好的战略考虑，提高城市蝴蝶的多样性和丰度

城市生物多样性受到土地利用的直接影响；然而，在城市景观设计中，土地利用的作用往往被忽视，特别是在景观背景和土地利用斑块之间的协同作用对生物多样性的影响方面。基于高分辨率（1 m）遥感影像和为期一年的野外调查，以不同科（Lycaenidae, nyphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae）和翼展类群（small, medium，中大，large）为研究对象，系统研究了景观环境因子和土地利用组合对福州市城市河岸公园蝴蝶多样性的影响。采用基于修正赤池信息准则（AICc）的多元线性回归模型（MLR）和地理探测器模型（GD）对这些效应进行量化。结果表明：1)凤蝶科和蛱蝶科的丰度明显低于圆蝶科和圆蝶科，但其丰富度较高，应采取有针对性的保护措施；2)减少与优质区域的距离可以提高城市蝴蝶的多样性。4)体型较大的蝴蝶对林地存在、水体形态和与山区的连通性表现出更大的敏感性。(5)水体边界复杂性的增加和林地与草地斑块的协同效应正向影响凤蝶科和蛱蝶科的丰富度。(6)林地、草地和水体的组合显著增强了不同科和翼展类群的多样性，其协同效应和生态偏好共同影响着城市蝴蝶多样性的空间格局。总体而言，本研究强调了周边景观和水体配置对改善城市蝴蝶多样性的作用，同时强调了利用特定土地利用组合的协同效应进一步改善城市蝴蝶多样性的潜力。将景观斑块配置与蝴蝶的生态需求相结合，可以支持城市公园蝴蝶的多样性。值得注意的是，我们的研究可以为蝴蝶友好型绿地的设计和选择提供参考。

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening FORESTRY-

CiteScore

11.70

自引率

12.50%

发文量

289

审稿时长

70 days

期刊介绍： Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.