Co-occurrence of prairie and barrens butterflies: Applications to ecosystem conservation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-144

  Swengel, Ann B ^a   Swengel, Scott R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem conservation; Ecosystem management; Fire; Grassland; Indicator species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000172702     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018495428991     Document Type: Article

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