High‐resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles

L Drag, RC Burner, JG Stephan, T Birkemoe… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate, topography and the 3D structure of forests are major drivers affecting local species
communities. However, little is known about how the specific functional traits of saproxylic …

Forest age drives saproxylic beetle biodiversity in the southeastern United States

CR Traylor, MD Ulyshen, JV McHugh - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Old forests are valuable for biodiversity conservation because they provide uninterrupted
forest cover over time and late-successional habitat, promoting low-mobility and late …

[HTML][HTML] Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species

RC Burner, L Drag, JG Stephan, T Birkemoe… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiverse communities have been shown to sustain high levels of multifunctionality and
thus a loss of species likely negatively impacts ecosystem functions. For most taxa, however …

Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps

JM Möglich, P Lampe, M Fickus… - Insect Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring insect abundance or species richness at high spatial and temporal resolution is
difficult due to personnel, maintenance, and post‐processing costs as well as ethical …

Traits mediate niches and co‐occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions

RC Burner, JG Stephan, L Drag… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the role of traits in beetle community assembly
and test for consistency in these effects among several bioclimatic regions. We asked (1) …

[HTML][HTML] Forest age is a primary trait filter for saproxylic beetles in the southeastern United States

CR Traylor, MD Ulyshen, JV McHugh… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many forests throughout the world consist of regenerating mature stands. Although these
forests differ in many respects from old-growth (with a history of minimal human …

Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles

RC Burner, JG Stephan, L Drag, M Potterf… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Functional trait approaches are common in ecology, but a lack of clear hypotheses on how
traits relate to environmental gradients (ie, trait–niche relationships) often makes uncovering …

Quantifying ant diversity and community in a subalpine forest mosaic: a comparison of two methods

CJ Zhang, YT Cheng, XS Luo, Y Chen, YC He… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - Springer
Sampling efficiency, composition and detection biases associated with pitfall-trap and
sample plot (standardised hand-collecting) methods were compared at seven high montane …

Quantification of invertebrates on fungal fruit bodies by the use of time‐lapse cameras

LF Lunde, B Ferkingstad, H Wegger… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi and invertebrates comprise a major part of biodiversity in dead wood ecosystems and
invertebrates depend on fungi to utilise the dead wood resource. Many invertebrates also …

Temporal changes in the beetle and spider communities in a Hessian (German) strict forest reserve

A Schneider, T Blick, WHO Dorow, F Köhler… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
In the context of the Hessian strict forest program, the reserve Hasenblick was set aside from
forest management in 1988. The program aims to document the faunas of forest reserves in …