Saproxylic beetle diversity in a managed boreal forest: Importance of stand characteristics and forestry conservation measures

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 418-429

  McGeoch, Melodie A ^a   Schroeder, Martin ^b   Ekbom, Barbara ^b   Larsson, Stig ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dead wood; Forest management; Insect conservation; Rarity; Red listed species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RED LIST; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250350013     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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