Long-lasting effects of logging on beetles in hollow oaks.

ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence that biodiversity is important for ecosystem functions. Thus, identification of habitat requirements essential for current species richness and abundance to persist is crucial. Hollow oaks (Quercus spp.) are biodiversity hot spots for deadwood-dependent insect species, and the main objective of this paper was to test the effect of habitat history and current habitat distribution at various spatial scales on the associated beetle community. We used a gradient spanning 40 km from the coast to inland areas reflecting historical logging intensity (later and lower intensities inland) through 500 years in Southern Norway, to investigate whether the historical variation in oak density is influencing the structure of beetle communities in hollow oaks today. We trap

SUBMITTER: Pilskog HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206182 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature