Monitoring of butterflies in semi-natural grasslands: Diurnal variation and weather effects

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-211

  Wikström, Linnea ^a   Milberg, Per ^a   Bergman, Karl Olof ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lepidoptera; Line transect method; Species richness; Weather conditions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMONITORING; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE EFFECT; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 61849174784     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9144-7     Document Type: Article

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