Smaller and more numerous harvesting gaps emulate natural forest disturbances: A biodiversity test case using rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 969-982

  Klimaszewski, Jan ^a   Langor, David W ^b   Work, Timothy T ^c   Hammond, James H E ^b   Savard, Karine ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Canada; Coleoptera; Impact of forestry practices; Quebec; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARVESTING; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PITFALL TRAP; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 54049152378     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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