Butterflies of European islands: The implications of the geography and ecology of rarity and endemicity for conservation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 205-236

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b   Dapporto, Leonardo ^c   Shreeve, Tim G ^d   John, Eddie ^e   Coutsis, John G ^f   Kudrna, Otakar ^f   Saarinen, Kimmo ^g   Ryrholm, Nils ^h   Williams, W R Bob ⁱ  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Istituto Comprensivo Materna Elementere Media Convenevole da Prato   (Italy)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Davies Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^f Naturmuseum Südtirol ^*  (Italy)

^g Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

ⁱ DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endemicity; Europe; Lepidoptera; Rarity; Refuges; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMISM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; ISOLATED POPULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RARITY; REFUGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 44949093420     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9148-3     Document Type: Article

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