The challenge of conserving grassland insects at the margins of their range in Europe

Biological Conservation

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Bourn, Nigel A D ^a   Thomas, J A ^b  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassland; Invertebrates; Management; Niche breadth; Range margin

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INSECT;

EUROPE;

ACTEON; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYSANDRA BELLARGUS; MYRMICA; MYRMICA SABULETI; PAPILIONOIDEA; POLYOMMATUS; POLYOMMATUS BELLARGUS; THYMELICUS; THYMELICUS ACTEON;

EID: 0036128118     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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