Assessing species' habitat associations from occurrence records, standardised monitoring data and expert opinion: A test with British butterflies

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 271-278

  Redhead, J W ^a,c   Fox, R ^b   Brereton, T ^b   Oliver, T H ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Citizen science; Latitudinal gradient; Recording scheme; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; CITIZEN SCIENCE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; RECORDING SCHEME; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

MONITORING;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BUTTERFLY; COHABITATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EXPERT SYSTEM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RECORD; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WOODLAND;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84956588693     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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