The changing status of the Chalkhill Blue butterfly Polyommatus coridon in the UK: The impacts of conservation policies and environmental factors

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 629-638

  Brereton, Tom M ^a   Warren, Martin S ^a   Roy, David B ^b   Stewart, Katherine ^a,c  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Plantlife Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance trends; Agri environments chemes; Biodiversity action plans; Conservation policy; Grazing; Habitat condition

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POLYOMMATUS CORIDON;

EID: 53549110775     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-007-9099-0     Document Type: Article

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