Effects of patch characteristics and isolation on relative abundance of the scarce heath butterfly Coenonympha hero (Nymphalidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-482

  Cassel Lundhagen, Anna ^a,b   Sjögren Gulve, Per ^c   Berglind, S A Sven Ake ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

^d County Administrative Board of Värmland ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coenonympha hero; Lepidoptera; Local abundance; Logistic regression; Patch characteristics

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ISOLATION EFFECT; METAPOPULATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

COENONYMPHA HERO; GALIUM; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PICEA;

EID: 50949088676     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-007-9083-8     Document Type: Article

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