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 eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Conservation biology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Urban Ecology.

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.