Long-term land-use changes and extinction of specialised butterflies

Published: Sep 1, 2008
Abstract
. 1 Land-use change in 450 ha in southern Sweden between 1814 and 2004 was recorded. Butterflies and burnet moths were surveyed in 1904–1913 and 2001–2005. 2 We explore if local extinctions were related to land-use changes and species attributes. 3 Land use changed drastically over the 190-year period, and the largest relative change occurred for hay meadows with late harvest, which decreased from 28% to 0%. The area changed from grasslands and...
Paper Details
Title
Long-term land-use changes and extinction of specialised butterflies
Published Date
Sep 1, 2008
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