Published February 4, 2026 | Version v2
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Data and code for the study "The interplay of climate change, urbanization, and species traits shapes European butterfly population trends".

  • 1. EDMO icon Universitat de Barcelona, Ecology Department
  • 2. ROR icon Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona

Contributors

Researcher:

  • 1. EDMO icon Universitat de Barcelona, Ecology Department
  • 2. ROR icon Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona

Description

Data and code for the study "The interplay of climate change, urbanization, and species traits shapes European butterfly population trends".

Authors: Pau Colom, Ashley Tejeda, Simona Bonelli, Benoit Fontaine, Mikko Kuussaari, Dirk Maes, Xavier Mestdagh, Miguel L Munguira, Martin Musche, Lars B Pettersson, David Roy, Johannes Rudisser, Martina Sasic, Reto Schmucki, Constanti Stefanescu, Nicolas Titeux, Josef Settele, Chris van Swaay, Javier Gordillo, Yolanda Melero.
Title:
The interplay of climate change, urbanization, and species traits shapes European butterfly population trends
Journal:
Global Ecology and Biogeography, accepted (23/1/26). DOI: 10.1111/geb.70204. ; ID: 7169397).
Year:
2026
IF (2020):
6.9, IF-5 years: 7.1 Q1 ECOLOGY 

The file 'final_df.csv' contains the processed dataset used to run the models and generate the figures found in 'models_plots_fig1.R' and 'models_plots_fig2.R'.

Raw butterfly count data are not included, as they cannot be shared without prior permission and a data-sharing agreement with the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (EBMS): https://butterfly-monitoring.net/ebms-database.

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Dates

Submitted
2025-07

Software

Programming language
R