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May 20, 2026Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural SciencesOpen Access

Butterflies and the spatiotemporal distribution of habitat: functional groups in the dynamics of communities in Madagascar’s dry forests

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KEKhalid A E EisawiARAlfan A. Rija

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Overview

Randomized trial assesses habitat structure's impact on fruit-feeding butterflies, highlighting ecological balance in Madagascar's forests.

Key Points

  • This study examines how habitat structure and resource availability affect butterfly communities in Madagascar's dry forests.
  • Analyzed fruit-feeding butterflies across nine 6 × 6 km landscapes from 2023 to 2024.
  • Collected data on habitat variables, including density of trees and shrubs and enhanced vegetation index (EVI).
  • Grouped data by three productivity periods: low, medium, and high.
  • Recorded 5,997 individuals of 16 species across varying forest amounts.
  • Species occurrence increased with higher productivity periods and greater forest area.
  • Species richness peaked during medium productivity periods, highlighting the importance of resource availability.

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Eisawi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d50f3f03e14405aa9d143https://doi.org/10.1007/s44447-026-00169-1
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