Contrasting responses of saproxylic insects to focal habitat resources: The example of longhorn beetles and hoverflies in Belgian deciduous forests

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-150

  Fayt, Philippe ^a   Dufrêne, Marc ^a   Branquart, Etienne ^a   Hastir, Pierre ^b   Pontégnie, Christophe ^c   Henin, Jean Marc ^c   Versteirt, Veerle ^d  

^a Centre de Recherche de la Nature   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerambycidae; Flower resources; Microhabitat; Saproxylic; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROHABITAT; WOODY DEBRIS;

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; QUERCUS; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 33644800552     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-6289-0     Document Type: Article

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