The Disappearance of Butterflies. Josef H. Reichholf

with 1,000 watts How to successfully attract moths to light Change and continuity All praise to those who helped us with identification problems Butterfly and Moth Names The Decline of Moths and Butterflies The village outskirts and the open fields Findings in the riparian woods The findings from Munich The decline in species diversity Warm summers and what they mean for the moths and butterflies The Metropolis: The End of Nature or Salvation of Species Diversity? The advantage of structure Monocultures produce pests Cities as islands of warmth Overfertilized, poisoned land Nature-friendly cities The Inhospitality of the Countryside From idyll to slurry Monocultures and changes to the ground-level microclimate The cooling of fields and forests Increased growth reduces the abundance of moths and butterflies in the riparian woods Boundary ridges in the fields and meadows: a supportive network ‘Infilling’ and ‘compensating areas’ The ‘nutritional condition’ of the landscape The disappearance of the cockchafers The turning point for our farmers: the 1970s The Krefeld Study A subsidy system without an exit mechanism Nature conservation and nature enthusiasts The Devastating Effect of Communal Maintenance Measures The End of the Night: The Role of Light Pollution Summary: A Cluster of Factors The Disappearance of Moths and Butterflies and Its Consequences What We Can Do about the Disappearance of Moths and butterflies The Beauty of Moths and Butterflies

      9  Two Findings in Place of an Epilogue

      10  Select Bibliography

      11  Index

      12  Ebook plates

      13  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright

      5  Foreword

      6  Acknowledgements

      7  Begin Reading

      8  Two Findings in Place of an Epilogue

      9  Select Bibliography

      10  Index

      11  Ebook plates

      12  End User License Agreement

      Pages

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