Ecological Restoration Treatments Increase Butterfly Richness And Abundance: Mechanisms Of Response
Waltz AE and Covington WW. 2004. Ecological Restoration Treatments Increase Butterfly Richness And Abundance: Mechanisms Of Response. Restoration Ecology: The Journal of the Society for Ecological Restoration. 12(1):85-96
Few ecosystem restoration studies evaluate whether arthropods are important components of ecosystem recovery. We tested the hypothesis that ponderosa pine restoration treatments would increase adult butterfly species richness and abundance as a direct result of increased understory diversity and abundance. To examine mechanisms that potentially affect adult butterfly distribution, we quantified host plant frequency, nectar plant abundance, and insolation (light intensity) in restoration treatment and control forests.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Waltz, Amy; Covington, W.
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Biodiversity, Butterfly, Ecological Restoration, Host Plant, Insolation, Invertebrate, Lepidoptera, Light Intensity, Nectar Resource, Ponderosa Pine, Prescribed Fire, Thinning