Dear Conservation Biologists and Lepidopterists,
I would like to make you aware of an excellent compendium of papers
guest edited by Guy Pe’er and Josef Settele on “BUTTERFLY
CONSERVATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE” compiled in a special issue of
the Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution:
Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution
Vol. 54, No. 1, 2008
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Guest Editors: Guy Pe’er and Josef Settele
R.D. Holt. IJEE Soapbox: Charismatic mesofauna: Butterflies as
inspiration and test for theory that integrates ecology and evolution
G. Pe’er and J. Settele. Butterflies in and for conservation: Trends
and prospects
CONSERVATION OF BUTTERFLIES
G. Pe’er and D. Benyamini. A template for publishing the “conservation
chain” from problem identification to practical action, exemplified
through the campaign for butterfly protection in Israel
C.B. Schultz, C. Russell, and L. Wynn. Restoration, reintroduction,
and captive propagation for at-risk butterflies: A review of British
and American conservation efforts
C.B. Schultz and E.E. Crone. Note: Using ecological theory to advance
butterfly conservation
BUTTERFLY MONITORING
P. Nowicki, J. Settele, P.-Y. Henry, and M. Woyciechowski. Butterfly
monitoring methods: The ideal and the real world
E. Kühn, R. Feldmann, A. Harpke, N. Hirneisen, M. Musche, P. Leopold,
and J. Settele. Getting the public involved in butterfly conservation:
Lessons learned from a new monitoring scheme in Germany
R. Schwartz-Tzahor, I. Izhaki, and A. Perevolotsky. Note: The role of
seasonality and climatic factors in shaping the community composition
of Mediterranean butterflies
ADVANCING CONSERVATION THEORY THROUGH BUTTERFLIES
G. Pe’er and J. Settele. The rare butterfly Tomares nesimachus
(Lycaenidae) as a bioindicator for pollination services and ecosystem
functioning in northern Israel
T. Hovestadt and P. Nowicki. Investigating movement within irregularly
shaped patches: Analysis of mark–release–recapture data using
randomization procedures
Anyone interested in ordering this issue: [email protected]
If you wish to learn more about this journal and other special
issues: http://israelsciencejournals.com/eco.htm
