Local species immigration, extinction, and turnover of butterflies in relation to habitat area and habitat isolation

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 591-602

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Generalists; Grasslands; Habitat fragmentation; Specialists; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION; EXTINCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; IMMIGRATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TURNOVER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POACEAE;

EID: 0345099457     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1353-x     Document Type: Article

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