Patch occupancy in the endangered butterfly Lycaena helle in a fragmented landscape: Effects of habitat quality, patch size and isolation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-277

  Bauerfeind, Stephanie S ^a   Theisen, Anett ^b   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bistorta officinalis; Butterfly; Conservation biology; Habitat network; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT QUALITY; METAPOPULATION; PATCH SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WESTERWALD;

BISTORTA; LYCAENA HELLE;

EID: 67349265982     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9166-1     Document Type: Article

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