Increased openness around retained oaks increases species richness of saproxylic beetles

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3035-3059

  Koch Widerberg, Maria ^a   Ranius, Thomas ^a   Drobyshev, Igor ^a,b   Nilsson, Urban ^a   Lindbladh, Matts ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy openness; Coleoptera; Management; Quercus; Retention trees; Saproxylic

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

SWEDEN;

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84870376410     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0353-8     Document Type: Article

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