Butterfly numbers and weather: Predicting historical trends in abundance and the future effects of climate change

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 201-217

  Roy, D B ^a   Rothery, P ^a   Moss, D ^a   Pollard, E ^b   Thomas, J A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Springhill Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly Monitoring Scheme; Rainfall; Regression models; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE EFFECT; POPULATION SIZE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035033279     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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