▪ Abstract Saproxylic insects comprise a diverse, species-rich and dominant functional group
that share a dependence on dead wood and the old trees that generate it (mature timber …

Dead wood is crucial for forest biodiversity. Previous analyses support a positive
relationship between dead wood volume and biodiversity, but the strength and direction of …

A conservative estimate for the total number of species dependent on dead-wood habitats is
4000-5000 within the area of Finland, which accounts for 20-25% of all forest-dwelling …

Stand structure was studied on thirty 1-ha plots in mature managed and old-growth forest
stands dominated by Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) in southern Finland. The forests …

The diversity in different groups of obligate saproxylic beetles was related to ecological
variables at three levels of spatial scale in mature spruce-dominated forest. The variables …

Forest management alters the pattern of forest dynamics from that in natural conditions in the
boreal region. In order to examine how certain forestry measures matching natural dynamics …

Oaks host the richest fauna of saproxylic insect in Europe. We studied habitat preferences of
two beetle families, Buprestidae and Cerambycidae, by rearing the beetles from …

I hypothesized that for saproxylic insects, a habitat is fragmented when spatial connectivity of
dead wood pieces (coarse woody debris) is low. In a two-year study, I investigated the …

Dead wood is a key substrate for forest biodiversity, hosting a rich and often threatened
biodiversity of wood-living species. However, the relationship between the occurrence of …

Conservation management recommendations for saproxylic invertebrates advocate the
continuous provision of the dead and decaying wood microhabitats that they require for …