Population extinctions in the Italian diurnal lepidoptera: An analysis of possible causes

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 879-890

  Bonelli, Simona ^a   Cerrato, Cristiana ^a   Loglisci, Nicola ^b   Balletto, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Extinctions; Global change; Habitat loss; Zygenids

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BUTTERFLY; DATA SET; EXTINCTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; PROBABILITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VULNERABILITY;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 80855144755     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-011-9387-6     Document Type: Article

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