Deadwood and saproxylic beetle diversity in naturally disturbed and managed spruce forests in Nova Scotia

ZooKeys

Volumn 22, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 3, 2009, Pages 309-340

  Bishop, DeLancey J ^a,b   Majka, Christopher G ^b   Bondrup Nielsen, Søren ^c   Peck, Stewart B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b c/o Nova Scotia Museum ^*  (Canada)

^c ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; PICEA;

EID: 77951068175     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.22.144     Document Type: Article

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