Butterfly numbers and weather: predicting historical trends in abundance and the future effects of climate change

B. Roy, D.; Rothery, P.; Moss, D.; Pollard, E.; A. Thomas, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2001.00480.x

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Butterfly numbers and weather: predicting historical trends in abundance and the future effects of climate change

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Authors:

D. B. Roy

P. Rothery

D. Moss

Abstract

Summary The effect of weather on the size of British butterfly populations was studied using national weather records and the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (BMS), a national database that has measured butterfly abundance since 1976. Strong associations between weather and population fluctuations and t...

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