Importance of habitat patch size for occupancy and density of aspen-associated saproxylic beetles

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1325-1339

  Sahlin, Erik ^a   Schroeder, Leif Martin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aspen CWD; Connectedness; Density; Habitat patch; Occupancy; Random sample hypothesis; Saproxylic beetles

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HABITAT MOSAIC; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY;

FENNOSCANDIA; SWEDEN;

COLEOPTERA; ENDOMYCHUS; HOMALOTA; MYCETOPHAGUS; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; PTILINUS FUSCUS; XYLOTRECHUS RUSTICUS;

EID: 77952092142     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9764-6     Document Type: Article

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