Life History Traits Reflect Changes in Mediterranean Butterfly Communities Due to Forest Encroachment

Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: e0152026 - e0152026
Published: Mar 21, 2016
Abstract
The biodiversity of the Southern Balkans, part of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hot-spot, is threatened by land use intensification and abandonment, the latter causing forest encroachment of formerly open habitats. We investigated the impact of forest encroachment on butterfly species richness, community species composition and the representation of life history traits by repeated seasonal visits of 150 one-hectare sites in five separate...
Paper Details
Title
Life History Traits Reflect Changes in Mediterranean Butterfly Communities Due to Forest Encroachment
Published Date
Mar 21, 2016
Journal
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
e0152026 - e0152026
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