Analysis of transect counts to monitor population size in endangered insects: The case of the El Segundo blue butterfly, Euphilotes bernardino allyni

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-206

  Mattoni, Rudi ^a   Longcore, Travis ^a   Zonneveld, Cor ^b   Novotny, Vojtech ^c  

^a The Urban Wildlands Group   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Death rate estimation; Endangered butterflies; Lycaenidae; Population size estimation; Restored habitat

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT RESTORATION; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034827907     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017987929824     Document Type: Article

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