Nutrient richness of wood mould in tree hollows with the Scarabaeid beetle Osmoderma eremita

Trunk hollows with wood mould habour a rich invertebrate fauna with many threatened species, and it has been suggested that the beetle Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) is a keystone species in this community. We estimated the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in wood mould and compared...

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Main Authors: Jönsson, N., Méndez, M., Ranius, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2004-11-01
Series:Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
Subjects:
Oak
Online Access:http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC-27-2-pp-79-82.pdf