Butterfly diversity loss in Flanders (north Belgium): Europe's worst case scenario?

Volume: 99, Issue: 3, Pages: 263 - 276
Published: Jun 1, 2001
Abstract
We illustrate the strong decrease in the number of butterfly species in Flanders (north Belgium) in the 20th century using data from a national butterfly mapping scheme. Nineteen of the 64 indigenous species went extinct and half of the remaining species are threatened at present. Flanders is shown to be the region with the highest number of extinct butterflies in Europe. More intensive agriculture practices and expansion of house and road...
Paper Details
Title
Butterfly diversity loss in Flanders (north Belgium): Europe's worst case scenario?
Published Date
Jun 1, 2001
Volume
99
Issue
3
Pages
263 - 276
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