Impact of nitrogen deposition on larval habitats: the case of the Wall Brown butterfly Lasiommata megera

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 393-402

  Klop, Esther ^a   Omon, Bram ^a   WallisDeVries, Michiel F ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Habitat quality; Larval ecology; Microclimate; Nitrogen deposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937765902     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: 15729753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9748-z     Document Type: Article

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