On top of a Mediterranean Massif: Climate change and conservation of orophilous moths at the southern boundary of their range (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera)
During the last few decades the tree line has shifted upward on Mediterranean mountains. This has resulted in a decrease in the area of the sub-alpine prairie habitat and an increase in the threat to strictly orophilous moths that occur there. This also occurred on the Pollino Massif due to the incr...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2009-05-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200902-0014_On_top_of_a_Mediterranean_Massif_Climate_change_and_conservation_of_orophilous_moths_at_the_southern_boundary.php |