Effects of irrigation and landscape heterogeneity on butterfly diversity in Mediterranean farmlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 262-270

  González Estébanez, Félix J ^a   García Tejero, Sergio ^a   Mateo Tomás, Patricia ^b,c   Olea, Pedro P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Butterflies; Cereal steppes; Irrigation; Mediterranean landscape; Spain

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; HETEROGENEITY; IRRIGATION; LANDSCAPE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEPPE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84155175759     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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