Field studies and management recommendations for Myrtles silverspot butterfly at the Point Reyes National Seashore

Launer AE and Murphy DD. 1993. Field studies and management recommendations for Myrtles silverspot butterfly at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University. Stanford, CA

Report describing the population status of the endangered Myrtle's silverspot butterfly in Point Reyes National Seashore with recommendations for future management and monitoring practices (more accurate determination of population size, distribution of the presumed larval host plant, Viola adunca, distribution of potential nectar sources, refinement of the long-term monitoring plan). Also includes maps showing historic collections sites in the San Francisco Bay area and the distribution of the butterfly on and near Point Reyes Peninsula.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Launer, Alan; Murphy, Dennis
Date of Issue
1993-12-07
Publisher
Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
Units
PORE
Keywords
Animal Studies, Monitoring, Myrtle's Silverspot (Speyeria zerene myrtleae), Preservation

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