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Preliminary estimates of fallen dead wood and standing dead trees in managed and unmanaged forests in Britain.

Published online: 01 May 1998

Authors: Kirby, K. J. & Reid, C. M. & Thomas, R. C. & Goldsmith, F. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of dead wood, particularly as fallen dead wood and standing dead trees, in British forests is attracting attention from forest managers as ...

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A review of the pollinators associated with decaying wood, old trees and tree wounds in Great Britain.

Published online: 28 Apr 2021

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Falk, S.

Content type: Reports

This review identifies over 320 saproxylic insects that visit flowers on a regular or occasional basis in England, Wales and Scotland. That represents...

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Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Seibold, S. & Bässler, C. & Brandl, R. & Büche, B. & Szallies, A. & Thorn, S. & Ulyshen, M. D. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource availability and habitat heterogeneity are principle drivers of biodiversity, but their individual roles often remain unclear since both fact...

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Biological legacies buffer local species extinction after logging.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Rudolphi, J. & Jönsson, M. T. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearcutting has been identified as a main threat to forest biodiversity. In the last few decades, alternatives to clearcutting have gained much inter...

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Beetle diversity in dead wood is lower in non-native than native tree species, especially those more distantly related to native species.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Kärvemo, S. & Schroeder, M. & Ranius, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native tree species are widely used in forest plantations. This may have negative consequences for biodiversity. Hitherto, most studies have compa...

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Old growth and dead wood as key factors for nature conservation in managed forests. Basics and practice.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Schaich, H. & Kaphegyi, T. A. M. & Lühl, R. & Schmalfuss, N. & Rupp, M. & Waldenspuhl, T. & Konold, W.

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter aims to enhance knowledge on basic interactions between old growth features, dead wood, forest management, and forest biodiversity as wel...

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Retention forestry can maintain epiphytic lichens on living pine trees, but provides impoverished habitat for deadwood-associated lichens.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Nirhamo, A. & Hämäläinen, A. & Hämäläinen, K. & Kouki, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing forests for timber yields reduces the amounts of old trees and deadwood, which has profound effects on species that are dependent on them. Re...

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Factors affecting white spruce and aspen survival after partial harvest.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Solarik, K. A. & Volney, W. J. A. & Lieffers, V. J. & Spence, J. R. & Hamann, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variable retention harvest is an increasingly popular management alternative to clear-cutting in boreal forest ecosystems. This harvest system retains...

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Dead wood distributed in different-sized habitat patches enhances diversity of saproxylic beetles in a landscape experiment.

Published online: 20 May 2024

Authors: Haeler, E. & Stillhard, J. & Clerc, K. H. & Pellissier, L. & Lachat, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectiondeThis link goes to a Deutsche section Human intervention often alters the availability of habitat for biodiversi...

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Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Müller, J. & Wende, B. & Strobl, C. & Eugster, M. & Gallenberger, I. & Floren, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Linsenmair, K. E. & Weisser, W. W. & Gossner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Among saproxylic beetles, many early colonizers prefer particular host species. Ranking of preferred hosts of local saproxylic beetle communities is c...

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