Author : Josef Settele
Publisher : Pensoft Pub
ISBN 13 : 9789546422569
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe: Species ecology along a European gradient : Maculinea butterflies as a model by : Josef Settele
Download or read book Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe: Species ecology along a European gradient : Maculinea butterflies as a model written by Josef Settele and published by Pensoft Pub. This book was released on 2005 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains extended abstracts on a wide variety of issues concerning the ecology and conservation of Large Blue butterflies of the genus Maculinea. It mainly consists of results of the EU funded research project MacMan (Maculinea butterflies of the Habitats Directive and European Red List as indicators and tools for habitat conservation and management; www.macman-project.de). They have been presented at a Conference held in Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005. Sections covered are: Maculinea as indicators; Functional and trophic relations in Maculinea systems; Population genetics, chemistry and physiology of Maculinea and Myrmica ants; Conservation and management for Maculinea. Keynote speakers at the Maculinea part of the conference are: Jeremy Thomas (UK), David Nash & Jacobus Boomsma (Denmark), Konrad Fiedler (Austria), Piotr Nowicki (Poland) and Thomas Hovestadt (Germany).