Moths count: Recording moths for conservation in the UK

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-68

  Fox, Richard ^a   Randle, Z ^a   Hill, Les ^a   Anders, Susan ^a   Wiffen, Laura ^a   Parsons, Mark S ^a  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution trends; Lepidoptera; Macro moths; Public involvement; Range margins; Recording

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MOTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79951554737     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9309-z     Document Type: Article

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