The Effects of Cervus nippon on Two Key Ecological Drivers Controlling Populations of Plebejus argus on Heaths: Larval Food Sources and Mutualistic Ants
S. R. Woodley & A. Diaz · Archives of Current Research International · 2018
This study investigated the effects of grazing by invasive sika deer, Cervus nippon on the abundance of the silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus on a lowland heath system in the UK. Plebejus argus is a rare species whose UK stronghold is lowland heath, where it is depend...
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10.9734/ACRI/2018/39140