An indicator highlights seasonal variation in the response of Lepidoptera communities to warming

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 68, Issue , 2016, Pages 126-133

  Martay, B ^a   Monteith, D T ^b   Brewer, M J ^c   Brereton, T ^d   Shortall, C R ^e   Pearce Higgins, J W ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^e ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community composition; Indicator; Lepidoptera; Seasonal; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE NETWORKS; LEPIDOPTERA; POPULATION INDEX; SEASONAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE INDEX; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; WEATHER DATA;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

INDICATOR INDICATOR; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 85106596333     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.057     Document Type: Article

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