Understanding which factors influence the ability of individuals to respond to changing
temperatures is fundamental to species conservation under climate change. We investigated …

Repurposing of brownfield sites is often promoted, because it is perceived that protecting the
“green belt” limits damage to biodiversity; yet brownfield sites provide scarce habitats with …

Evidence-based conservation allows the evaluation of both the collateral benefits and the
drawbacks of a wide range of human activities, like quarrying. In this study, the community …

Agricultural expansion and intensification have been linked with losses of biodiversity and
disruption of key ecosystem services in farmed landscapes. A number of mitigation and …

We studied the habitat requirements of a vulnerable butterfly, E rebia aethiops, in a
grassland‐forest mosaic within a nature reserve. This species inhabits seemingly abundant …

Landscape-scale conservation projects are now Butterfly Conservation's main delivery
mechanism to conserve the UK's threatened Lepidoptera. Butterfly Conservation currently …

Many butterfly species are declining in range and abundance, sometimes to the point of
becoming vulnerable to extinction. Several traits increase a species' vulnerability to …

Abstract The Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina) has undergone severe declines
over the last four decades. However, in recent years the UK population appears to have …

There is now wide recognition of the importance to human well-being of services delivered
by the peatland environment. Despite this, there remains little ecological understanding of …

Evidence-based management is needed to reverse declines in insect abundance. The
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon is a range-restricted and declining species in the UK …