Habitats and resources: The need for a resource-based definition to conserve butterflies

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1943-1966

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b,d   Shreeve, Tim G ^a   Van Dyck, Hans ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d Remar   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Biotopes; Habitat; Matrix; Metapopulations; Patch quality; Resources

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PATCHINESS; RESOURCE USE;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33644515507     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-4314-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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