On top of a Mediterranean Massif: Climate change and conservation of orophilous moths at the southern boundary of their range (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-239

  Scalercio, Stefano ^a  

^a CRA Centro di Ricerca per l'Olivicoltura e l'Industria Olearia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeographic relict; Extinction risk; Global warming; Species richness; Sub alpine prairies

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOMONITORING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXTINCTION RISK; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT USE; MOTH; POPULATION SIZE; PRAIRIE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VULNERABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; POLLINO MASSIF; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ENTEPHRIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAREULYPE BERBERATA;

EID: 69949143892     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2009.031     Document Type: Article

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