A comparison of butterfly communities in native and agricultural riparian habitats in the Great Basin, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-218

  Fleishman, Erica ^a   Austin, George T ^b   Brussard, Peter F ^c   Murphy, Dennis D ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nevada State Museum & Historical Society   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Butterflies; Conservation; Irrigation; Riparian

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INSECT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033168662     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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