Counting Butterflies in Royal Park - Biodiversity Survey 2017

This map shows a simplified version of the boundaries of Royal Park in Parkville, Melbourne. In its centre is the Melbourne Zoo, also known as the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens.

In 2017, part of a Butterfly Biodiversity Survey was conducted in Royal Park. During January-March, researchers visited specific plants in various regions of the park and noted whether they could see any butterflies at that time. On this map, the markers indicate locations where they looked for butterflies and the lines between the markers indicate the routes they took on the same day from one location to another. No survey data was collected within the Melbourne Zoo, which has its own enclosed Butterfly House.

Photo via Good Free Photos, under the CC0 / Public Domain License.

Acknowledgements

Adapted from code from a Master's Thesis by Merry Hoang. The survey data is adapted from the Our City's Little Gems study which observed butterfly biodiversity and flower-butterfly interactions in the City of Melbourne between January - March 2017.