Rachel Jones
@rachjo23.bsky.social
Senior Ecologist at Butterfly Conservation and PhD student at the University of Exeter researching Lulworth Skipper.
Commentary provided by my miniature survey support (practising his field ID)
May 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Commentary provided by my miniature survey support (practising his field ID)
If you'd like to read more, you can find the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... or a short blog here: butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
Habitat management interventions for a specialist mid- successional grassland butterfly, the Lulworth Skipper - Journal of Insect Conservation
Evidence-based management is needed to reverse declines in insect abundance. The Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon is a range-restricted and declining species in the UK and northern Europe associated...
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January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you'd like to read more, you can find the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... or a short blog here: butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
Results support the use of low intensity or frequency management for Lulworth Skipper, and show that cutting or rotovation management could be helpful management tools when managing for this mid-successional species, particularly on sites where grazing is tricky.
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Results support the use of low intensity or frequency management for Lulworth Skipper, and show that cutting or rotovation management could be helpful management tools when managing for this mid-successional species, particularly on sites where grazing is tricky.
Monitoring over four years showed recovery of the habitat was faster on cut plots, but larval occupancy recovered more rapidly on rotovated plots, where plant species diversity was also higher.
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Monitoring over four years showed recovery of the habitat was faster on cut plots, but larval occupancy recovered more rapidly on rotovated plots, where plant species diversity was also higher.
Using rotovation and cutting management, we investigated their effects on the height and structure of vegetation containing Tor-grass, the larval host plant for Lulworth Skipper.
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Using rotovation and cutting management, we investigated their effects on the height and structure of vegetation containing Tor-grass, the larval host plant for Lulworth Skipper.
This research with Nigel Bourn, @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social, @ilyamaclean.bsky.social, @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social and support from National Trust staff and volunteers investigates the effects of rotovation and cutting management on the Lulworth Skipper butterfly.
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This research with Nigel Bourn, @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social, @ilyamaclean.bsky.social, @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social and support from National Trust staff and volunteers investigates the effects of rotovation and cutting management on the Lulworth Skipper butterfly.