Land-use changes, farm management and the decline of butterflies associated with semi-natural grasslands in southern Sweden

Currently, we are experiencing biodiversity loss on different spatial scales. One of the best studied taxonomic groups in decline is the butterflies. Here, we review evidence for such declines using five systematic studies from southern Sweden that compare old butterfly surveys with the current situ...

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Main Authors: Sven G. Nilsson, Markus Franzén, Lars Pettersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-11-01
Series:Nature Conservation
Online Access:http://natureconservation.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1350