Arthropod diversity in pristine vs. managed beech forests in Transcarpathia (Western Ukraine)

Pristine forests are generally assumed to be biodiversity hotspots. Is management detrimental to biodiversity? In some of the last European remains of pristine beech forest in Transcarpathia (Western Ukraine) the influence of forest management on arthropod biodiversity was assessed. Pitfall and flig...

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Main Authors: Vasyl Chumak, Martin K. Obrist, Marco Moretti, Peter Duelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989414000638