Estimating Milkweed Abundance in Metropolitan Areas Under Existing and User-Defined Scenarios

Metropolitan areas play an undetermined role in supporting migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations despite providing habitat areas rich with milkweed (Asclepias spp.), the obligate host plants for monarch larvae. Researchers from the US Geological Survey and collaborating institut...

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Main Authors: Mark K. Johnston, Erika M. Hasle, Karen R. Klinger, Marc P. Lambruschi, Abigail Derby Lewis, Douglas F. Stotz, Alexis M. Winter, Mark J. Bouman, Izabella Redlinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00210/full