The quality and isolation of habitat patches both determine where butterflies persist in fragmented landscapes

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1478, 2001, Pages 1791-1796

  Thomas, J A ^a   Bourn, N A D ^a   Clarke, R T ^a   Stewart, K E ^a   Simcox, D J ^a   Pearman, G S ^a   Curtis, R ^a   Goodger, B ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Glanville fritillary; Habitat quality; Isolation; Landscape; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; ISOLATION EFFECT; METAPOPULATION; PERSISTENCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LANDSCAPING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTEON; FRITILLARIA (ANGIOSPERM); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYSANDRA BELLARGUS; MELITAEA CINXIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POLYOMMATUS; POLYOMMATUS BELLARGUS; THYMELICUS; THYMELICUS ACTEON;

EID: 0035823164     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1693     Document Type: Article

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