Grassland butterflies and low intensity farming in Europe

• Published in: Journal of insect conservation Vol. 15; no. 1-2; pp. 129 - 137
• Main Authors: Dover, J. W., Spencer, S., Collins, S., Hadjigeorgiou, I., Rescia, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Animal Ecology; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Butterflies & moths; Conservation; Conservation biology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Entomology; Farming; Grasslands; Habitat; Habitats; insects; Land use; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Pastoralism; Socio-economic aspects; Socioeconomics; Statistics; Streams; Traditional farming; Europe; Grassland; Europe; Common Agricultural Policy; Traditional management; Abandonment; Butterflies; Land-use change

In this paper we describe the impact of the abandonment of traditional farming practices on butterflies and their habitats in traditional, often montane, pastoral systems. We link these declines to socioeconomic factors: illustrating how the failure of the CAP to support traditional farming leads to...