Dispersal Limitation, Climate Change, and Practical Tools for Butterfly Conservation in Intensively Used Landscapes

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 440-452

  Coristine, Laura E ^a   Soroye, Peter ^a   Soares, Rosana Nobre ^a   Robillard, Cassandra ^a   Kerr, Jeremy T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

butterflies; climate change; connectivity; ecological services; host plant interactions

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXTINCTION RISK; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOST PLANT; POLLINATOR; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84991687100     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.036.0410     Document Type: Article

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