The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation in controlling U.K. butterfly population size and phenology

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-232

  Westgarth Smith, Angus R ^a   Roy, David B ^b   Scholze, Martin ^a   Tucker, Allan ^a   Sumpter, John P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthocharis cardamines; Aphantopus hyperantus; Climate change; Lasiommata megera; Melanargia galathea; North Atlantic Oscillation; Phenology; Polyommatus icarus; Pyronia tithonus; Voltinism

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION REGULATION; POPULATION SIZE; VOLTINISM;

ANTHOCHARIS CARDAMINES; APHANTOPUS HYPERANTUS; LASIOMMATA MEGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MELANARGIA GALATHEA; NYMPHALIDAE; PIERIDAE; POLYOMMATUS ICARUS; PYRONIA TITHONUS;

EID: 84861496573     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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