Species variables or environmental variables as indicators of forest biodiversity: A case study using saproxylic beetles in Maritime pine plantations

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Brin, Antoine ^a   Brustel, Hervé ^a   Jactel, Hervé ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Indicator; Maritime pine; Saproxylic beetles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 64549137272     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009009     Document Type: Article

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