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Problems and prospects for protecting insect communities in Tien Shan high-mountain passes with a case study of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)

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The article considers modern problems and prospects for protecting butterflies in Tien Shan mountain passes. The endangered state in ecosystems of Tien Shan mountain passes is shown. The main measures for their protection are presented.

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  1. Russian Entomological Society, Nizhny Novgorod Branch, pr. Gagarin 23A, Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russia

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Original Russian Text © S.K. Korb, 2015, published in Ekologiya, 2015, No. 6, pp. 434–438.

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Korb, S.K. Problems and prospects for protecting insect communities in Tien Shan high-mountain passes with a case study of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Russ J Ecol 46, 547–551 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413615060090

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