Climate change in concert with fire suppression is increasing the size, severity and
frequency of fires globally. At the same time, insects, an exceptionally biodiverse group that …

Wildfires considerably affect forest ecosystems. However, there is a lack of data on the post-
fire status of insect communities in these ecosystems. This paper presents results of a study …

Thirty species of Mordellidae were found in 2011–2018 in the Republic of Mordovia. Of
them, Mordellistena hirtipes Schilsky, 1895, M. michalki Ermisch, 1956, M. rugipennis …

Prescribed fire is a management tool that is frequently used to foster biodiversity.
Simultaneously, insects that provide essential ecosystem services are globally declining …

New approaches are needed to resolve persistent geographic gaps and biases in paleofire
research. Most sedimentary paleofire research relies on lake and peat sediments. We …

Prescribed fires are widely used for oak (Quercus) regeneration in hardwood forests, but the
reported effects on terrestrial salamanders are variable, with some authors describing little to …

Simple Summary This study presents an analysis of the Coleoptera fauna in the forests of
the Euro-pean Russia in 2022 and 2023, after a fire. Insects were sampled from burned plots …

The diel activity of dung beetles is poorly understood in Australia. Understanding diel activity
is fundamental to understanding the ecology and management of these insects. The diel …

Research Highlights: Our study adds to the scant literature on the effects of forest bioenergy
on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and contributes new insights into the responses …

Just like a collection of buildings devoid of human inhabitants does not make a city, a
collection of trees alone does not make a forest ecosystem. Whereas the plant world is …