Population trends of Rosalia alpina (L.) in Switzerland: A lasting turnaround?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 653-662

  Lachat, Thibault ^a,b   Ecker, Klaus ^a   Duelli, Peter ^a   Wermelinger, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Biodiversity Forum SCNAT   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forest management; Population trend; Potential distribution; Relative sampling; Saproxylic beetles

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

SWITZERLAND;

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS;

EID: 84880508463     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-013-9549-9     Document Type: Article

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