Is the Natura 2000 network sufficient for conservation of butterfly diversity? A case study in Slovenia

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 345-350

  Verovnik, Rudi ^a   Govedič, Marijan ^b   Šalamun, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Distribution; Habitat directive; Lepidoptera; SAC network

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; HABITAT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SLOVENIA;

COLIAS MYRMIDONE; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79951550591     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9308-0     Document Type: Article

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