The utility of distribution data in predicting phenology

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1024-1032

  Bishop, Tom R ^a   Botham, Marc S ^b   Fox, Richard ^c   Leather, Simon R ^d   Chapman, Daniel S ^b   Oliver, Tom H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^d HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological records; Butterflies for the New Millenium; Distribution data; Phenology; UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887160159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12112     Document Type: Article

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