The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation in controlling U.K. butterfly population size and phenology

1. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) exerts considerable control on U.K. weather. This study investigates the impact of the NAO on butterfly abundance and phenology using 34 years of data from the U.K. Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecological Entomology
Main Authors: Westgarth-Smith, Angus R, Roy, David B, Scholze, Martin, Tucker, Allan, Sumpter, John P
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412218
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879687
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01359.x
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Summary:1. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) exerts considerable control on U.K. weather. This study investigates the impact of the NAO on butterfly abundance and phenology using 34 years of data from the U.K. Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).