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Database: 4483/11 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_4BAB_01D138B6.4B825110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Peter, Perceived loss may depend upon the time frame involved and the = specific area. According to = http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/hedgerows some 121,000 km of hedgerows had been lost in the UK by the 1990.=20 This may be small or large relative to the total remaining; not = sure. I would expect the impact of habitat shrinkage on a population to = frequently be delayed until some other factor, e.g. adverse weather, = caused a dramatic decline in numbers. In such circumstances, sparse = habitat, could readily preclude recovery.=20 Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hubcove@aol.com=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] UK Butterflies decline In our frequent visits to the UK we haven't noticed much decline in = hedgerows, probably because there are quite strict regulation governing = their removal Peter Stow Hubbards In a message dated 2015-12-16 8:32:43 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time, = dwebster@glinx.com writes: Hi Steve & All, Dec 16, 2015 It seems odd that there was no mention of the obvious; loss of = hedgerows by consolidation of fields and crop specialization which would = surely imply for some species not only loss of habitat but habitat = fragmentation.=20 Yt, DW, Kentville=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Stephen Shaw=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:38 PM Subject: [NatureNS] UK Butterflies decline Continuing an earlier thread, this short Guardian article = summarizes a robust increase in a few, but drastic decline in many = species, in UK. Causes unknown but pesticides and climate change among = suspects fingered. =20 Steve (Hfx) Begin forwarded message: Subject: UK Butterflies decline Date: December 15, 2015 at 11:57:09 AM AST = http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/15/decline-in-over-three-= quarters-uk-butterfly-species-final-warning-says-chris-packham?utm_source= =3Desp&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DGU+Today+main+Charity+appeal+151= 215&utm_term=3D143781&subid=3D14439812&CMP=3DEMCNEWEML6619I=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4483/11175 - Release Date: = 12/14/15 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4483/11175 - Release Date: = 12/14/15 ------=_NextPart_000_4BAB_01D138B6.4B825110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" = id=3Drole_body=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 = bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>Thanks Peter,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3> Perceived loss may depend upon = the time=20 frame involved and the specific area. According to <A=20 href=3D"http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/hedgerows">http:/= /www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/hedgerows</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>some 121,000 km of hedgerows had been lost in the UK = by the=20 1990. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3> This may be small or = large=20 relative to the total remaining; not sure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3> I would expect the impact of = habitat=20 shrinkage on a population to frequently be = delayed</FONT> <FONT=20 size=3D3>until some other factor, e.g. adverse weather, caused a = dramatic=20 decline in numbers. In such circumstances, sparse habitat, could = readily=20 preclude recovery. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3> Yt, Dave Webster, = Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DHubcove@aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 16, = 2015 9:07=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] UK = Butterflies=20 decline</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=3Drole_document color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial> <DIV>In our frequent visits to the UK we haven't noticed much decline = in=20 hedgerows, probably because there are quite strict regulation = governing their=20 removal</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV>Hubbards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2015-12-16 8:32:43 P.M. Atlantic Standard = Time, <A=20 href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A> = writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: = 5px"><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = face=3DArial> <DIV>Hi Steve & All, =20 = =20 Dec 16, 2015</DIV> <DIV> It