The effects of windthrow on forest insect communities: A literature review

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-299

  Bouget, Christophe ^a   Duelli, Peter ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Coarse woody debris; CWD, coarse woody debris; Forest management; Gaps; ha, hectare; Saproxylic diversity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HETEROGENEITY; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; PEST OUTBREAK; WINDTHROW;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 1842845100     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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