How does landscape context contribute to effects of habitat fragmentation on diversity and population density of butterflies?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 889-900

  Krauss, Jochen ^a   Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf ^a   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burnets; Butterflies; Conservation; Generalists; Habitat area; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat isolation; Habitat quality; Specialists; Species area relationships

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENERALIST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SPECIALIST; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

GERMANY;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; ZYGAENIDAE;

EID: 0038381656     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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