Fen meadows on the move for the conservation of Maculinea (Phengaris) teleius butterflies

In the Netherlands, a single population of the obligate myrmecophilic butterfly Maculinea (Phengaris) teleius has survived on only 3 ha of habitat for more than 25 years, whereas at least 40 ha of habitat are thought to be required for a sustainable metapopulation. Therefore, 170 ha of farmland is b...

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Published in:	Journal of insect conservation Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 379 - 392
Main Authors:	Wynhoff, I., Kolvoort, A. M., Bassignana, C. F., Berg, M. P., Van Langevelde, F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agricultural land Animal behavior Animal Ecology Ants Biodiversity Biomedical and Life Sciences butterflies Butterflies & moths Colonization Conservation Conservation Biology/Ecology Endangered species Entomology Environmental restoration Excavation Fen meadow Fens ground vegetation Habitat restoration Habitats hay Host plants Inoculation Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence) Lasius niger Life cycle engineering Life cycles LIFE project Life Sciences Meadows Metapopulations Myrmecophily Myrmica Myrmica scabrinodis Nests Netherlands Original Paper Parasites Phengaris teleius Restoration Sanguisorba officinalis soil summer Translocation Translocation experiment Vegetation Netherlands Habitat restoration Translocation experiment Myrmica LIFE project Fen meadow Myrmecophily
ISSN:	1366-638X, 1572-9753
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