The influence of forest regrowth, original canopy cover and tree size on saproxylic beetles associated with old oaks

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Ranius, Thomas ^a   Jansson, Nicklas ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b The Co Admin Bd of Ostergotland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest regrowth; Microclimate; Pasture woodland; Quercus robur; Saproxylic beetles; Tree hollow

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BEETLE; CONSERVATION; FOREST CANOPY; REGROWTH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

COLEOPTERA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0034118242     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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