A Red List of Italian Saproxylic Beetles: taxonomic overview, ecological features and conservation issues (Coleoptera)
GM Carpaneto, C Baviera, AB Biscaccianti… - Fragmenta …, 2015 - iris.uniroma1.it
The main objectives of this review are: 1) the compilation and updating of a reference
database for Italian saproxylic beetles, useful to assess the trend of their populations and …
database for Italian saproxylic beetles, useful to assess the trend of their populations and …
Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood
Resource availability and habitat heterogeneity are principle drivers of biodiversity, but their
individual roles often remain unclear since both factors are usually correlated. The …
individual roles often remain unclear since both factors are usually correlated. The …
Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles
Global warming and land‐use change are expected to be additive threats to global diversity,
to which insects contribute the highest proportion. Insects are strongly influenced by …
to which insects contribute the highest proportion. Insects are strongly influenced by …
Diameter of downed woody debris does matter for saproxylic beetle assemblages in temperate oak and pine forests
Deadwood is widely recognized to be an important issue for biodiversity conservation in
forest ecosystems. Establishing guidelines for its management requires a better …
forest ecosystems. Establishing guidelines for its management requires a better …
Logging operations creating snags, logs, and stumps under open and closed canopies promote stand-scale beetle diversity
Conservation tools to enrich habitat diversity in the widely distributed homogeneous
production forests include stumps as logging residues but also the intentional creation of …
production forests include stumps as logging residues but also the intentional creation of …
Coverage based diversity estimates of facultative saproxylic species highlight the importance of deadwood for biodiversity
How many species can live in a specific habitat is a key question in conservation biology.
Due to its heterogeneity, deadwood supports highly diverse communities. The total number …
Due to its heterogeneity, deadwood supports highly diverse communities. The total number …
Historical disturbances determine current taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of saproxylic beetle communities in temperate primary forests
The expected future intensification of forest disturbance as a consequence of ongoing
anthropogenic climate change highlights the urgent need to more robustly quantify …
anthropogenic climate change highlights the urgent need to more robustly quantify …
Saproxylic and non‐saproxylic beetle assemblages in boreal spruce forests of different age and forestry intensity
F Stenbacka, J Hjältén, J Hilszczański… - Ecological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Current clear‐cutting forestry practices affect many boreal organisms negatively, and those
dependent on dead wood (saproxylics) are considered as particularly vulnerable. The …
dependent on dead wood (saproxylics) are considered as particularly vulnerable. The …
Forest management affects saproxylic beetles through tree species composition and canopy cover
Forest management has been shown to affect biodiversity, but the effects vary among taxa
and studies. Due to their host-tree preferences, many saproxylic, ie deadwood-dependent …
and studies. Due to their host-tree preferences, many saproxylic, ie deadwood-dependent …
Trophic level, successional age and trait matching determine specialization of deadwood-based interaction networks of saproxylic beetles
B Wende, MM Gossner, I Grass… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The specialization of ecological networks provides important insights into possible
consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning. However, mostly mutualistic …
consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning. However, mostly mutualistic …