Distribution modelling as an approach to the conservation of a threatened alpine endemic butterfly (Lepidoptera: Satyridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-84

  De Groot, Maarten ^a   Rebeušek, Franc ^b   Grobelnik, Vesna ^b   Govedič, Marijan ^b   Šalamun, Ali ^b   Verovnik, Rudi ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b Center of Cartography of Fauna and Flora   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Distribution modelling; Endemic species; Erebia calcaria; Habitat requirements; Habitat structure specialist; High alpine grassland species; Lepidoptera; Satyridac; Satyrinae

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MODELING; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EREBIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 65749087713     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2009.012     Document Type: Article

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