Are butterflies and moths useful indicators for restoration monitoring? A pilot study in Sydney's Cumberland Plain Woodland

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-210

  Lomov, Boris ^a,b   Keith, David A ^c   Britton, David R ^d   Hochuli, Dieter F ^b  

^a Sydney Aquarium ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Butterflies; Cumberland Plain Woodland; Ecological restoration; Lepidoptera; Moths; Restoration monitoring; Sydney

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MOTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CUMBERLAND PLAIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33750736721     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2006.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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