Survey of Key Monarch Habitat Areas along Roadways in Central and North Florida [Summary]

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• Creators:
  Caster, Jeff ; Daniels, Jaret C.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida ; Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Design
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Density
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Plant mix
  • Restoration ecology
  • Roadside flora
  • Seeds
  • Vegetation
  • Host plants
  • Milkweed
  • Monarch Butterfly
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center
• Abstract:
  The annual migration of the monarch butterfly is perhaps one of the most spectacular events on the planet. Each year, beginning in March, hundreds of millions of monarchs begin their journey of hundreds to thousands of miles, flying from roosts in Mexico to their summer homes in Canada and the United States. Millions of butterflies come to Florida each year, where they are important pollinators that help maintain the health and diversity of many ecosystems. In recent years, scientists have documented a decrease in the number of pollinators, including monarchs. This is especially true in Florida, where monarch populations have decreased significantly, and without intervention, the disappearance of the monarch from Florida is foreseeable. University of Florida researchers examined a large section of north central Florida to locate milkweed stands that serve as monarch breeding sites and to document their productivity and use by monarch butterflies.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDV31-977-49
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35089/dot_35089_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 91.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9fb79b1040acb0cb0e7f8be217eed4905e4674393b03d9ff7e3fe03637ff792e