Succession of Coleoptera on Freshly Killed Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata Michaux) in Louisiana
Wood is important in forest ecology because its large biomass serves as a nutritional substrate and habitat for many organisms, including Coleoptera, and beetles contribute greatly to nutrient recycling in forests. Overlapping complexes of beetles invade dead wood according to the species of tree, a...
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LSU
2008
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04102008-233609/ |