Optimal timing of power line rights-of-ways management for the conservation of butterflies

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 522-529

  Komonen, Atte ^a   Lensu, Terhi ^a   Kotiaho, Janne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clearing; Lepidoptera; Mire; Peatland; Rights of way; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880257264     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12009     Document Type: Article

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