Saproxylic insect assemblages in Canadian forests: Diversity, ecology, and conservation

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-474

  Langor, David W ^a   Hammond, H E James ^a   Spence, John R ^b   Jacobs, Joshua ^b   Cobb, Tyler P ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEAD WOOD; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 54749087847     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N07-Ls02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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