Climatic risk atlas of European butterflies
By: by Josef Settele ... [et al.].
Series: BioRisk 1
Publisher: Pensoft
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sofia, Bulgaria
Language: eng
Format: electronic resource
Number of pages: 710
ISBN-13: 9789546424563; 9789546424556; 9789546424549
Subjects: Life Sciences; Ecology; Wilderness; NATURE; Geographical distribution; Environmental Science (see also Chemistry; Butterflies; Environmental); Ecosystems & Habitats; SCIENCE
First sentence: Climate change is a new and potent risk to biodiversity. The inevitable rise in global temperatures predicted over the next decades and century is a serious threat to butterfly and moth populations and is likely to exacerbate their decline.
Description: The overarching aim of the atlas is to communicate the potential risks of climatic change to the future of European butterflies.
Notes: Special issue. Includes bibliographical references and species index.
URL: https://books.pensoft.net/books/10026