Are current management recommendations for saproxylic invertebrates effective? A systematic review

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 209-234

  Davies, Zoe G ^a,b   Tyler, Claire ^a   Stewart, Gavin B ^a,c   Pullin, Andrew S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coarse woody material (CWM); Coleoptera; Conservation; Dead wood; Decaying wood; Diptera; Forestry; Microhabitat; Old growth; Veteran trees

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEAD WOOD; DECISION MAKING; INVERTEBRATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MICROHABITAT; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 38149057164     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9242-y     Document Type: Article

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