Veteran trees have divergent effects on beetle diversity and wood decomposition.

Veteran hollow trees are keystone structures in ecosystems and provide important habitat for a diverse set of organisms, many of which are involved in the process of decomposition. Since veteran trees are 'islands' of high biodiversity, they provide a unique system in which to study the re...

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Main Authors: Ross Wetherbee, Tone Birkemoe, Ryan C Burner, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248756&type=printable