The effect of coppice management on moth assemblages in an English woodland

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 729-749

  Broome, Alice ^a   Clarke, Susan ^b   Peace, Andrew ^a   Parsons, Mark ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Wessex Ecology Ltd Gardeners Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^c BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Coppice; Coppice management; Lepidoptera; Macro moth; Micro moth; Moth; Sweet chestnut coppice

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; COPPICE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; LARVA; LICHEN; MOTH; REGROWTH; SCRUB; SPECIALIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CASTANEA SATIVA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 79952775701     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9974-y     Document Type: Article

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