Butterfly (papilionoidea and hesperioidea) assemblages associated with natural, exotic, and restored riparian habitats along the lower Colorado River, USA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 485-504

  Nelson, S M ^a   Andersen, D C ^b  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Cottonwood; Larval host; Nectar source; Restoration; Revegetation; River regulation

Indexed keywords

HESPERIOIDEA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POPULUS; RIPARIA; SALIX; LEPIDOPTERA;

BUTTERFLY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; HABITAT QUALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033503722     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199911/12)15:6<485::aid-rrr550>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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