Forest Management and the Colonization of Artificial Tree Holes by Aquatic Insect Larvae.

ABSTRACT: Human activities in forests lead to alteration or even destruction of habitats for numerous organisms, often resulting in a decline of biodiversity. Insects inhabiting water-filled tree holes may be especially sensitive to human impact as they require these microhabitats for at least part of their life cycle, with larvae mainly feeding on plant and animal debris accumulating in the water until they actively disperse in their adult stage. The processes leading to successful colonization of these microhabitats are not well understood, and it is unclear how forest management could influence them. We used sequential collection and recording of larval communities in artificial tree-hole analogues to study the process of colonization by aquatic tree-hole insects. We focused on the effects of par

SUBMITTER: Bartel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12356645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature