Note: The role of seasonality and climatic factors in shaping the community composition of Mediterranean butterflies

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Schwartz Tzachor, Rachel ^a,c   Izhaki, Ido ^a   Perevolotsky, Avi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bio indicator; Biodiversity; Butterflies; Climatic factors; LTER; Mediterranean; Monitoring; Radiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GLOBAL WARMING; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 47049103113     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.54.1.105     Document Type: Article

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