Habitat characteristics of adult frosted elfins (Callophrys irus) in sandplain communities of southeastern Massachusetts, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-64

  Albanese, Gene ^a   Vickery, Peter D ^b   Sievert, Paul R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Center for Ecological Research   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly conservation; Callophrys irus; Frosted elfin; Invasive species; Sandplain communities

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RARE SPECIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BAPTISIA; BAPTISIA TINCTORIA; CALLOPHRYS; HEXAPODA; IRUS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 33846490787     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.055     Document Type: Article

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