Community characteristics and vegetation management of Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) habitats on rights-of-way in east-central New York, USA

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1405-1419

  Smallidge, Peter J ^a,d   Leopold, Donald J ^b   Allen, Craig M ^c  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

blue lupine; butterfly habitat; Lupinus perennis; pine barrens; rights of way

Indexed keywords

LYCAEIDES MELISSA SAMUELIS; APIACEAE; APIALES; COMPTONIA PEREGRINA; DAUCUS CAROTA; FABACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LUPINUS PERENNIS; LYCAEIDES MELISSA; LYCAENIDAE; MELISSA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MYRICACEAE; PEREGRINA; POACEAE;

BLUE LUPINE; ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY; KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY; NECTAR; RIGHT-OF-WAY;

USA, NEW YORK;

EID: 0030302427     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404780     Document Type: Article

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