Climate change contributes to butterfly declines (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Reno

Climate change contributes to butterfly declines

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Fewer butterflies seen across the warming, drying landscapes of American West. New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in the numbers of butterflies over the past 40 years in the western United States.

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Matt Forister, University of Nevada, Reno

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