Decline of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico: is the migratory phenomenon at risk?

By L. Brower, O. Taylor, E. Williams, Daniel A. Slayback, Raúl R. Zubieta, M. Ramírez. 2012

332 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Ecological Modeling

1. Eduardo Rendón-Salinas
2. K. Oberhauser
3. O. Vidal
4. B. Semmens
5. L. Ries

In Ecology

1. Eduardo Rendón-Salinas
2. Andrew M. Allen
3. K. Oberhauser
4. John M. Pleasants
5. Navinder J. Singh
6. O. Vidal
7. Wayne E. Thogmartin
8. B. Semmens

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. John M. Pleasants
2. Eduardo Rendón-Salinas
3. O. Vidal
4. K. Oberhauser
5. L. Ries
6. Charles Benbrook

Citations in the corpus

• A trans‐national monarch butterfly population model and implications for regional conservation priorities (2017, methodology): “The baseline model (with both the overwintering population data and our prior parameter estimates) was consistent with observed declines in monarch populations (Brower et al., 2012; Semmens et al., 2016) with declines in 71.”
• Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation (2016, background): “…Dzialak et al., 2011; Fedy et al., 2012 (connectivity of wintering and breeding sites, pathway) Barkin, 2003; Howard and Davis, 2009; López-Hoffman et al., 2010; Brower et al., 2012 Dragonfly spp. Examples from the literature where aspects of the movement-management framework have been applied.”
• Milkweed restoration in the Midwest for monarch butterfly recovery: estimates of milkweeds lost, milkweeds remaining and milkweeds that must be added to increase the monarch population (2017, background): “The number of overwintering hectares has declined significantly over the last decade and a half (Brower et al., 2012).”
• Western Monarch Population Plummets: Status, Probable Causes, and Recommended Conservation Actions (2019, unknown): “Causes of Long-Term Declines In the larger eastern population, declines have largely been attributed to overwintering habitat loss (Brower et al., 2012; Vidal et al., 2013) and breeding habitat loss, especially through the use of herbicides (e.”
• Dynamics and trends of overwintering colonies of the monarch butterfly in Mexico (2014, background): “Storms and extreme cold temperature in January 2002 (Brower et al., 2004), and in January 2004 were probably the cause of the reduced areas occupied by monarchs in the 2002–2003 and 2004–2005 seasons.”