Extracting useful data from imperfect monitoring schemes: Endangered butterflies at San Bruno Mountain, San Mateo County, California (1982-2000) and implications for habitat management

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-346

  Longcore, Travis ^a   Lam, Christine S ^a   Kobernus, Patrick ^b   Polk, Eben ^c   Wilson, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Coast Range Ecology ^*  (United States)

^c Clackamas County Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Lepidoptera; Monitoring; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LINE TRANSECT; MONITORING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; SUCCESSION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN ECOLOGICAL RESERVE; SAN MATEO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ICARICIA ICARIOIDES MISSIONENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 77954215350     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9263-9     Document Type: Article

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