Conservation of the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly in Australia

• Main Authors: Sands, Donald P.A. (Author), New, Tim R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Conservation biology.; Urban Ecology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7170-3

This survey of one the longest insect conservation campaigns in Australia deals with one of the most iconic endemic� papilionid butterflies, the Richmond birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia), threatened by clearance and fragmentation of subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia and the spread of an...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Birdwing butterflies and their conservation needs
• 2. The Richmond birdwing butterfly
• 3. The food plants of the Richmond birdwing
• 4. The natural habitats and resources for the Richmond birdwing
• 5. Conservation needs and early concerns
• 6. Foundation of the programme: engaging the community
• 7. Expanding the Programme. The development of community networks:� their achievements and roles in conservation and recovery
• 8. Habitat restoration and outcomes
• 9. Revising the Draft Recovery Plan
• 10. Broadening perspective
• References
• Appendices
• Index.