Essays about: "beetle community"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words beetle community.
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1. Insects in conifer logs : their association to the polypore fungi Amyloporia sinuosa, A. xantha and Neoantrodia serialis and impact of aggregations of wood
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : A large number of insects are associated with polypores. They can be monophagous, polyphagous and use several fungal hosts, or be parasites on the insects utilize the fungus. The insect assemblage for some polypores is well investigated but there is still a lack of knowledge for many species. READ MORE
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2. Post-fire community changes in peatland dwelling beetles : A before-after-control impact study of beetle communities in Swedish mires after a megafire
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : As a consequence to climate change and resulting severe weather events such as prolonged hot and dry periods, wildfire frequency increases globally. Progressively, these effects are noticeable in high latitude countries such as Sweden where a megafire burned 13 100 ha of managed coniferous forest in 2014. READ MORE
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3. Wildfire decadal and short-term effects on beetle community composition in a boreal, old-growth forest
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologiAbstract : Skogsbränder – mångfaldens röda riddare? Skogsbränder är ett återkommande och viktigt fenomen i naturen som har påverkat de flesta ekosystem i både tid och rum. Många organismer har anpassat sig till detta, vilket kan ses i olika anpassningar och det är allmänt vedertaget att bränder har spelat en evolutionärt avgörande roll hos många arter. READ MORE
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4. Granstubbar som substrat för vedlevande skalbaggar : en jämförelse av faunan i gallringsstubbar och slutavverkningsstubbar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : I Sverige finns det ca 1 300 skalbaggsarter som är beroende av död ved och gamla träd i olika former. Många av dessa arter har minskat i samband med att våra skogar förändrats och idag är ca 435 av arterna upptagna på den svenska nationella rödlistan. READ MORE
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5. The importance of Ecoparks for saproxylic beetles : a study on general ecological hypotheses in differently managed landscapes
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Current forestry practices have led to a decline of deadwood availability in Swedish forests. Even though deadwood has increased somewhat in Swedish forests in later years, it is still far from estimated deadwood threshold levels and of those found in natural systems. This has in turn led to a decline in species associated with deadwood e.g. READ MORE
