Habitats and Resources: The Need for a Resource-based Definition to Conserve Butterflies

By R. Dennis, T. Shreeve, H. Van Dyck. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2006

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Western Monarch Population Plummets: Status, Probable Causes, and Recommended Conservation Actions (2019, unknown): “Numerous studies have quantified the importance of host and nectar plants for butterfly populations (Dennis et al., 2006; Dennis, 2010), and restoration efforts which enhance host and nectar have been effective approaches for the conservation of rare butterflies (Carleton and Schultz, 2013).”
The influences of landscape structure on butterfly distribution and movement: a review (2009, background): “The issue of what is habitat patch and what is matrix (Dennis et al. 2006) is nicely illustrated by Dennis and Sparks (2006) who demonstrate for Plebejus argus that different areas are exploited depending on the weather: in cool cloudy weather the butterfly is associated with shrubs; in warm weather”
Microclimatic buffering and resource‐based habitat in a glacial relict butterfly: significance for conservation under climate change (2009, background): “…study clearly supports the idea that the thermal environment exploited by caterpillars should be considered as a functional resource (Magnuson et al., 1979; Tracy & Christian, 1986), and hence, it should be taken into account together with the other larval and adult resources (Dennis et al., 2006).”