Climate change has increased the susceptibility of forest ecosystems, resulting in escalated
forest decline globally. As one of the largest forest biomasses in the Northern Hemisphere …

Studies on the vertical distribution patterns of arthropods in temperate deciduous forests
reveal highly stratified (ie, unevenly vertically distributed) communities. These patterns are …

The influence of natural disturbance on biodiversity is poorly known in the intensively
cultivated landscape of Europe. As an example of insect disturbance we studied effects of …

In recent decades we have seen rapid and co‐occurring changes in landscape structure,
species distributions and even climate as consequences of human activity. Such changes …

Secondary attraction to aggregation pheromones plays a central role in the host colonization
behavior of the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus. However, it is largely …

Large‐scale natural disturbances pose challenges for the management of protected areas
and may have undesirable consequences for commercial plantations nearby. A storm, which …

Spruce bark beetle outbreaks are common in Norway spruce forests following windstorm
damage, due to ample availability of brood material. The realization of an outbreak depends …

Conserving saproxylic beetles in temperate forests will require a better understanding of
habitat requirements. So far, quantitative community studies have rarely considered their …

The purpose of this study is to increase the basic understanding of outbreak dynamics in
order to improve the management of bark beetle outbreaks. The spruce bark beetle Ips …

Restoration of habitats is critically important in preventing full realization of the extinction
debt owed as a result of anthropogenic habitat destruction. Although much emphasis has …