@article{248, author = {Pollard E.}, title = {Synchrony of Population Fluctuations: The Dominant Influence of Widespread Factors on Local Butterfly Populations}, abstract = {Fluctuations in the abundance of butterflies at many sites in Britain are monitored in a national scheme. Both annual fluctuations and long term trends at individual sites are often very closely synchronised with regional data which excludes the study sites. I argue from such synchrony: (1) that these population are likely to be limited by density-dependent factors and (2) that population fluctuations are little influenced by interactions which are specific to local communities.}, year = {1991}, journal = {Oikos}, volume = {60}, pages = {7-10}, month = {February 1, 1991}, isbn = {0030-1299}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/3544985}, language = {eng}, }