Does a set-aside conservation strategy help the restoration of old-growth forest attributes and recolonization by saproxylic beetles?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 342-353

  Bouget, C ^a   Parmain, G ^a,b,c   Gilg, O ^d   Noblecourt, T ^b   Nusillard, B ^a   Paillet, Y ^a   Pernot, C ^a   Larrieu, L ^e,f   Gosselin, F ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b National Laboratory of Forest Entomology   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Réserves Naturelles de France ^*  (France)

^e UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

^f CNPF IDF   (France)

Author keywords

Deadwood; Delayed harvesting; Forest reserves; Insect biodiversity; Temperate deciduous forests; Tree microhabitats

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MICROHABITAT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; STAND STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TREE;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84905040221     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12101     Document Type: Article

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