Resurrection and resilience of the rarest butterflies

St. Francis’ Satyr’s saving grace is that most of its total range is confined within areas that at first seem hostile: artillery ranges. Because these areas are nearly completely closed to access, the reasons they harbored St. Francis’ Satyr had remained a mystery. [...]nearly all of the rarest butt...

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Published inPLoS biology Vol. 16; no. 2; p. e2003488
Main Author Haddad, Nick M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2018
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Biology
Biology and Life Sciences
Butterflies & moths
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Endangered & extinct species
Extinction
Floods
Habitats
Hypotheses
Neonympha mitchellii
People and Places
Population
Science
Science Policy
Wetlands
North Carolina
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Summary:St. Francis’ Satyr’s saving grace is that most of its total range is confined within areas that at first seem hostile: artillery ranges. Because these areas are nearly completely closed to access, the reasons they harbored St. Francis’ Satyr had remained a mystery. [...]nearly all of the rarest butterflies are dependent on natural disturbance. Annual estimates of population size of St. Francis’ Satyr in one restoration site. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003488.s001 (XLSX) Acknowledgments I thank my lab and my collaborators for all their thought and effort in advancing research and conservation of the rarest butterflies. Local extinction event despite high levels of gene flow and genetic diversity in the federally-endangered Miami blue butterfly.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.2003488