Habitat requirements and conservation of Pytho kolwensis, a beetle species of old-growth boreal forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-220

  Siitonen, Juha ^a   Saaristo, Lauri ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dead wood; Habitat continuity; Old growth forest; Saproxylic insects; Spruce mire; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HOST SELECTION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

FINLAND;

COLEOPTERA; PYTHO KOLWENSIS;

EID: 0034097823     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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