Butterfly communities of urban forest fragments in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Structure, instability, environmental correlates, and conservation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-231

  Brown Jr , Keith S ^a   Freitas, André Victor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Butterfly communities; Conservation management; Multivariate environmental analyses; Species persistence; Tropical urban parks

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; URBAN FORESTRY;

BRAZIL;

BIBLIDINI; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 0041565438     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024462523826     Document Type: Article

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