Comparison of trends in butterfly populations between monitoring schemes

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 313-324

  Roy, D B ^a   Ploquin, E F ^a   Randle, Z ^b   Risely, K ^c   Botham, M S ^a   Middlebrook, I ^b   Noble, D ^c   Cruickshanks, K ^d   Freeman, S N ^a   Brereton, T M ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^d Footprint Ecology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance trends; Biodiversity indicators; Butterfly monitoring scheme; Citizen science; Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931046179     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: 15729753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9739-0     Document Type: Article

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