Laksforsmo Vindstad, Ole Petter; Schultze, Sabrina; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Biuw, Erik Martin; Kapari, Lauri Teemu; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Ims, Rolf Anker (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Saproxylic insects play an important part in decomposing dead wood in healthy forest ecosystems, but little is known about their role in the aftermath of large-scale forest mortality caused by pest insect outbreaks. We used window traps to study short-term changes in the abundance and community structure of saproxylic beetles following extensive mortality of mountain birch in sub-arctic northern ...