Is active management the key to the conservation of saproxylic biodiversity? Pollarding promotes the formation of tree hollows.

Trees with hollows are key features sustaining biodiversity in wooded landscapes. They host rich assemblages of often highly specialised organisms. Hollow trees, however, have become rare and localised in Europe. Many of the associated biota is thus declining or endangered. The challenge of its cons...

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Main Authors: Pavel Sebek, Jan Altman, Michal Platek, Lukas Cizek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3609772?pdf=render