Editorial: North American monarch butterfly ecology and conservation
Frontiers in Ecology and Conservation
Edited by: Maria L. Pappas
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Abstract
Spanning Canada, the United States, and Mexico, North America contains two populations of the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The smaller “western” population overwinters in groves along the California coast and breeds west of the Rocky Mountains, while the much larger “eastern” population breeds east of the Rocky Mountains and overwinters in Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico. Both populations have declined in the last 20 to 30 years, leading to a formal petition in 2014 to list the species as threatened or endangered under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and a recommendation in 2016 for listing as endangered under the Canadian Species at Risk act.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Editorial: North American monarch butterfly ecology and conservation |
| Series title | Frontiers in Ecology and Conservation |
| DOI | 10.3389/fevo.2020.576281 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 576281, 4 p. |
| Country | Canada, Mexico, United States |
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