Woodpecker species as a group require several properties (dead wood, old deciduous and
large trees) that are characteristic of natural forest, the presence of which are not compatible …

Conservation management recommendations for saproxylic invertebrates advocate the
continuous provision of the dead and decaying wood microhabitats that they require for …

A conservative estimate for the total number of species dependent on dead-wood habitats is
4000-5000 within the area of Finland, which accounts for 20-25% of all forest-dwelling …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

We review patterns and processes important for biodiversity in the Fennoscandian boreal
forest, describe man's past and present impact and outline a strategy for conservation …

To evaluate which qualities of dead wood have the highest conservational value for
invertebrates, substrate requirements were recorded for all 542 saproxylic (wood-living) red …

The succession and organization of wood-rotting Basidiomycetes, as indicated by their fruit
body production, were studied on naturally fallen, decomposing trunks of Picea abies (L.) …

Swedish forestry is among the most technically developed in the world; a large part of all
forest is used for commercial forestry, which has had a large impact on the structure and …

Dead wood is an important component of diversity in forest ecosystems. Since 1994, a
nation-wide inventory for estimating the amount, structure, and dynamics of dead wood …

Eleven Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. forests in the boreal zone of Sweden were
studied to investigate the effects of selective cuttings on wood-inhabiting fungi from the …