Climate signals are reflected in an 89 year series of British Lepidoptera records

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 763-767

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b   Sparks, Tim H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Historical records; Lepidoptera; Migration; Population change

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INSECT; MIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 36248986273     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.097     Document Type: Article

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