Effect of deadwood position on saproxylic beetles in temperate forests and conservation interest of oak snags

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 264-278

  Bouget, Christophe ^a   Nusillard, Benoit ^a   Pineau, Xavier ^b   Ricou, Charles ^a,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest management; Legacy retention; Standing deadwood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863863283     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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