Metapopulation dynamics and conservation of the marsh fritillary butterfly: Population viability analysis and management options for a critically endangered species in Western Europe

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-581

  Schtickzelle, Nicolas ^a   Choutt, Julie ^a   Goffart, Philippe ^b   Fichefet, Violaine ^a,b   Baguette, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Centre de Recherche de la Nature   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Capture mark recapture; Euphydryas aurinia; Extinction debt; RAMAS GIS, virtual migration model

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 24944589602     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.06.030     Document Type: Article

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