Resumed forest grazing restored a population of Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in SE Finland

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 683-690

  Saarinen, Kimmo ^a   Jantunen, Juha ^a   Valtonen, Anu ^a  

^a Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Euphydryas aurinia; Forest grazing; Habitat restoration; Moths; Nymphalidae; Succisa pratensis

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

BOS TAURUS; EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SUCCISA PRATENSIS;

EID: 30444436181     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.097     Document Type: Article

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