Effects of grassland abandonment, restoration and management on butterflies and vascular plants

Biological Conservation

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-300

  Öckinger, Erik ^a   Eriksson, Anna K ^a   Smith, Henrik G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grazing; Habitat restoration; Lepidoptera; Semi natural pastures; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; ABUNDANCE; BUTTERFLY; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT TYPE; LIVESTOCK; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PASTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VASCULAR PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES; PAPILIONOIDEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33749061682     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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