Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies

One Monitoring Distribution and Abundance.- 1 Butterfly monitoring 1 - recording the changes.- 2 Butterfly monitoring 2 - interpreting the changes.- 3 Butterfly mobility.- 4 Ecology and conservation of butterfly meta-populations in the fragmented British landscape.- Two Butterflies and Land Use in Britain.- 5 Butterflies on nature reserves in Britain.- 6 Butterfly conservation on arable farmland.- 7 Butterfly conservation within the management of grassland habitats.- 8 Woodland management and butterfly diversity.- 9 Gardens: the neglected habitat.- Three Managing Endangered Species.- 10 The ecology and conservation of Papilio machaon in Britain.- 11 Ecology and conservation of Lycaena dispar: British and European perspectives.- 12 The conservation of Carterocephalus palaemon in Scotland.- 13 The ecology and conservation of Maculinea arion and other European species of large blue butterfly.- 14 Managing local microclimates for the high brown fritillary, Argynnis adippe.- Four European and Global Perspectives.- 15 Implications of biogeographical structures for the conservation of European butterflies.- 16 Measuring changes in butterfly abundance in The Netherlands.- 17 Conservation of butterflies in central Europe.- 18 Ecology and conservation of alpine Lepidoptera.- 19 Conservation of butterfly habitats and diversity in European Mediterranean countries.- 20 Butterfly biodiversity and conservation in the Afrotropical region.- 21 Butterfly conservation in Australasia - an emerging awareness and an increasing need.- 22 Conservation and management of butterfly diversity in North America.- References.- Butterfly species index.

...a blockbuster of a book, packed with information and more than 650 references...Make sure you have access to this book if you are involved in any conservation work. - BBC Wildlife; Anyone concerned with nature conservation (regardless of which group they are fond) should study this book.European Journal of Entomology; Scientists, nature conservationists and amateur entomologists, as well as environmentalists, will find this book of considerable value in gaining access to up-to-date information to conservation endeavours...a well thought out compilation. - Int J of Environmental Statics; ...an excellent book, one which should be compulsory reading for all those interested in conservation in general and in the conservation of butterflies in particular. - Biodiversity and Conservation