Developing and launching a wider countryside butterfly survey across the United Kingdom

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 279-290

  Brereton, T M ^a   Cruickshanks, K L ^a   Risely, K ^b   Noble, D G ^b   Roy, D B ^c  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Generalist species; Invertebrate monitoring methods; Occupancy; Survey design; Volunteer monitoring schemes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENERALIST; MONITORING SYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY DESIGN;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79953862200     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9345-8     Document Type: Article

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