An assessment of riparian environmental quality by using butterflies and disturbance susceptibility scores
Southwestern Naturalist
By: S. Mark Nelson and Douglas C. Andersen
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Abstract
The butterfly community at a revegetated riparian site on the lower Colorado River near Parker, Arizona, was compared to that found in a reference riparian site. Data indicated that the herbaceous plant community, which was lacking at the revegetated site, was important to several butterfly taxa. An index using butterfly sensitivity to habitat change (species classified into risk groups) and number of taxa was developed to monitor revegetation projects and to determine restoration effectiveness.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | An assessment of riparian environmental quality by using butterflies and disturbance susceptibility scores |
| Series title | Southwestern Naturalist |
| DOI | 10.2307/3672237 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Southwestern Association of Naturalists |
| Publisher location | Dallas, TX |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 137 |
| Last page | 142 |