Long-term changes to the frequency of occurrence of British moths are consistent with opposing and synergistic effects of climate and land-use changes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 949-957

  Fox, Richard ^a   Oliver, Tom H ^b   Harrower, Colin ^b   Parsons, Mark S ^a   Thomas, Chris D ^c   Roy, David B ^b  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Climate change; Frequency of occurrence; Habitat loss; Invertebrate declines; Land use change; Lepidoptera; Moths

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MOTH; SYNERGISM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84904396034     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12256     Document Type: Article

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