Butterfly communities in two Pennsylvania National Parks

From: Northeastern Naturalist | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Yahner, Richard H; Keller, Gregory S | Copyright information

ABSTRACT - Butterfly communities were inventoried at two national parks, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO) and Johnstown Flood National Memorial (JOFL), Pennsylvania, in 1998. Information on presence, abundance, and distribution of butterflies is important to National Park Service personnel, who are mandated to manage the biodiversity of natural resources. As large tracts of public lands, such as national parks, become more insular with increased habitat fragmentation, ...

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