Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: ‘all hands on deck’

Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: ‘all hands on deck’

The eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) has declined by >80% within the last two decades. One possible cause of this decline is the loss of >= 1.3 billion stems of milkweed (Asclepias spp.), which monarchs require for reproduction. In an effort to r...

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Main Authors: Thogmartin, Wayne E, López-Hoffman, Laura, Rohweder, Jason, Diffendorfer, Jay, Drum, Ryan, Semmens, Darius, Black, Scott, Caldwell, Iris, Cotter, Donita, Drobney, Pauline, Jackson, Laura L, Gale, Michael, Helmers, Doug, Hilburger, Steve, Howard, Elizabeth, Oberhauser, Karen, Pleasants, John, Semmens, Brice, Taylor, Orley, Ward, Patrick, Weltzin, Jake F, Wiederholt, Ruscena
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Sch Nat Resources & Environm
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2017
Subjects:
agriculture
Asclepias syriaca
conservation design
Danaus plexippus
glyphosate
milkweed
strategic habitat conservation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624923
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/624923

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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624923
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/624923

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