Title

Dwindling Numbers for an Iconic Insect: A Conservation Biologist Ponders Moving Beyond the Documentation of Declines

Creator

Karen Oberhauser Dr.Follow

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Dwindling Numbers for an Iconic Insect: A Conservation Biologist Ponders Moving Beyond the Documentation of Declines, 24 Oct 2018

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Keywords

Monarch butterfly--Conservation;

Description

Monarch butterfly populations have been declining over the last 20 years. Because insect numbers are notoriously difficult to assess, and because they often show large annual fluctuations, simply documenting this decline has been a challenge. It is now important to move beyond simple documentation, and toward responding to the challenge posed by monarch conservation, and insect conservation in general. I’ll describe the amazing biology of migratory monarch populations, how citizens and scientists are documenting monarch numbers across their migratory cycle, and then discuss what all of us can do to help preserve this charismatic insect for generations to come.

Publication Type

Video

Inventory Number

03

Publication Date

10-24-2018

File Format

video/mp4

Disciplines

Biology | Environmental Sciences

Publisher

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2018 Karen Oberhauser

Restrictions

No restrictions. Open to noncommercial use.

Language

en

Recommended Citation

Oberhauser, Karen Dr., "Dwindling Numbers for an Iconic Insect: A Conservation Biologist Ponders Moving Beyond the Documentation of Declines" (2018). Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series. 3.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/leopold/3