Responses of eight boreal flat bug (Heteroptera: Aradidae) species to clear-cutting and forest fire

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Johansson, Therese ^a   Hjältén, Joakim ^a   Stenbacka, Fredrik ^a   Dynesius, Mats ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aradidae; Clear cutting; Forest fire; Forest management; Habitat demands; Stand age

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLEARCUTTING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INSECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND DYNAMICS;

ARADIDAE; ARADUS; ARADUS BETULAE; ARADUS LUGUBRIS; HETEROPTERA; PICEA;

EID: 75749128626     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9218-1     Document Type: Article

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