The importance of vegetation type, habitat patch size and isolation for the occurrence of scarce heath butterfly, Coenonympha hero, in the Värmland county

As agricultural activities in Sweden have ceased nowadays, more and more meadows are being overgrown and planted with forest. Since natural and managed grasslands are very important to a large part of the European butterfly fauna, it is a big threat to these species when meadowlands are being plante...

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Main Author: Kaikkonen, Johanna
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-6719