Restoration, reintroduction, and captive propagation for at-risk butterflies: A review of British and American conservation efforts

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-61

  Schultz, Cheryl B ^a   Russell, Cheryl ^a   Wynn, Louise ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly conservation; Captive breeding; Captive rearing; Ecological modeling; Endangered species; Habitat management; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BUTTERFLY; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; REINTRODUCTION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 47049124072     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.54.1.41     Document Type: Review

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