Hollow beech trees identified as keystone structures for saproxylic beetles by analyses of functional and phylogenetic diversity

Animal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 154-162

  Muller J ^a,b   Jarzabek Muller A ^c   Bussler, H ^c   Gossner, M M ^b  

^a BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Habitat trees; Near to nature management; Phylogenetic diversity; Saproxylic beetles; Tip shuffling

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; RED LIST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84898054451     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12075     Document Type: Article

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