The occupied rate of microhabitats,sampled percentage of species and relative abundance of butterfly community in the Three Gorge Reservoir Area of Yangtze River
Abstract:Butterflies are considered one of the most useful groups of organisms for monitoring environmental changes because they are easy observe, highly diverse in microhabitat choices, and with survival of many species strongly subject to environmental factors. The building of the Three Gorge Dam in the Yangtze River has raised concern about possible negative impacts on the ecosystem resulting from construction work. Thus, a program of monitoring species in the area prior to dam construction is important for ass...