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This unique book provides a survey of the development and practice of butterfly conservation in south east Australia. It traces the evolution of the science, discusses case histories, and summarises much previously scattered information.

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Author(s)T. R. New
PublisherSpringer
Date of Publication19/10/2010
LanguageEnglish
FormatHardback
ISBN-109048199255
ISBN-139789048199259
SubjectLife Sciences: Zoology

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Place of PublicationDordrecht
Country of PublicationNetherlands
ImprintSpringer
Content Note60 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations

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Weight504 g
Width155 mm
Height235 mm
Spine18 mm

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Table Of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Part 1. Setting the scene: south-eastern Australia's butterflies and their conservation Chapter 1 Australia's butterflies: some background 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Diversity 1.3 Biogeography 1.4 Collecting and recording 1.5 Distribution and conservation status Chapter 2 Environments for butterflies in south eastern Australia 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Environmental change 2.3 Threats and butterfly declines 2.4 Urbanisation Chapter 3 Butterflies in Australian conservation legislation 3.1 Introduction: History, development and reception 3.2 The Butterfly Action Plan 3.3 Consequences of recognition for conservation need Part 2. Cases: subspecies to communities Chapter 4 A wetland skipper on sedges: Hesperilla flavescens 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Hesperilla flavescens flavia 4.3 Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Chapter 5. The Australian hairstreak, Pseudalmenus chlorinda 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Biology and conservation 5.3 Discussion Chapter 6 Tales of two coppers, Paralucia spp. 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Eltham copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida 6.2.1 Biology 6.2.2 Conservation 6.2.2.1 Larval counts 6.2.2.2 Adult counts 6.2.2.3 Threats 6.3 The Bathurst copper, Paralucia spinifera 6.3.1 Biology 6.3.2 Conservation 6.4 Discussion Chapter 7. Unity in richness: Azure blues (Ogyris spp.) in patchy environments 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Biology and conservation Chapter 8. Butterflies in a disappearing ecosystem: alpine Satyrinae 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Alpine butterflies 8.2.1 Oreixenica ptunarrra 8.2.2 Oreixenica latialis theddora Chapter 9 'Butterfly community No 1' 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Mount Piper 9.3 Communities in legislation and practice Part 3. Lessons learned, and future endeavour Chapter 10 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Taxonomic uncertainty 10.3 Needs for conservation 10.4 Fire as a management tool 10.5 Conservation and landscape issues 10.6 Climate change 10.7 Expanding ranges 10.8 Effective butterfly conservation 10.9 Towards management 10.10 The future 10.11 Lessons from and for elsewhere 10.12 Broader regional context References Index

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Butterfly Conservation in South-eastern Australia (English)

by Tim R. New

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This unique book provides a survey of the development and practice of butterfly conservation in south east Australia. It traces the evolution of the science, discusses case histories, and summarises much previously scattered information.

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A survey of the development and practice of butterfly conservation in south east Australia, tracing evolution of the science through a series of cases from focus on single subspecies through increasing levels of ecological complexity to critical biotopes and communities. The book summarises much previously scattered information, and provides access to much regional information of considerable interest to practitioners elsewhere.

Author Biography

Dr Tim New is Reader and Associate Professor in Zoology at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He has broad interests in insect conservation, systematics and ecology, and has published extensively on these topics with more than 350 research papers and more than 20 books. In 2003 he was awarded the Marsh Christian Trust Award for insect conservation by the Royal Entomological Society. Dr New is currently Editor-in Chief of Journal of Insect Conservation.

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  • ISBN 9048199255
  • ISBN-13 9789048199259
  • Title Butterfly Conservation in South-eastern Australia
  • Author Tim R. New
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Year 2010
  • Pages 200
  • Publisher Springer
  • Dimensions235mm x 155mm

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