Suitability and Transferability of the Resource-Based Habitat Concept: A Test With an Assemblage of Butterflies

A functional definition of the habitat-concept based on ecological resources incorporates three interconnected parameters: composition, configuration and availability of the resources. The intersection of those parameters represents the functional habitat of a given population or species. Resource composition refers to the co-occurrence of the resources required by each individual to complete its life cycle. Resource configuration refers both to...