Effect of different mowing regimes on butterflies and diurnal moths on road verges

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-148

  Valtonen, Anu ^a   Saarinen, Kimmo ^a   Jantunen, Juha ^a  

^a Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alternatice habitat; Butterfly; Diurnal moth; Mowing intensity; Mowing management; Road verge

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; HABITAT QUALITY; MOTH; MOWING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 42649143010     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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