Conserving the New Forest burnet moth (Zygaena viciae ([Denis and Schiffermueller])) in Scotland; responses to grazing reduction and consequent vegetation changes

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 137-148

  Young, Mark R ^a   Barbour, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Overgrazing; Zygaena viciae; Zygaenidae

Indexed keywords

MOTH; OVERGRAZING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS PRATENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES; SANGUISORBA; SPHYRNA; ZYGAENIDAE;

EID: 11944254573     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-004-1338-z     Document Type: Article

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