A comparison of three methods to survey saproxylic beetles in hollow oaks

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1759-1771

  Ranius, Thomas ^a   Jansson, Nicklas ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b The Co Admin Bd of Ostergotland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pitfall traps; Saproxylic beetles; Trapping efficiency; Tree hollows; Window traps

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; TRAPPING;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0036795398     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020343030085     Document Type: Article

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