Functional habitat area as a reliable proxy for population size: Case study using two butterfly species of conservation concern

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-388

  Turlure, Camille ^a,b   Choutt, Julie ^a   van Dyck, Hans ^a   Baguette, Michel ^b   Schtickzelle, Nicolas ^a  

^a EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Boloria aquilonaris; Ground cover traps; Mark release recapture; Population viability analysis; Proclossiana eunomia; Resource based habitat

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BOLORIA AQUILONARIS; PAPILIONOIDEA; PROCLOSSIANA EUNOMIA;

EID: 77954216249     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9269-3     Document Type: Article

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