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Articles by Nicholas Kruys
Category : Review article
article id 390,
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Review article
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson,
Nicholas Kruys,
Thomas Ranius.
(2005).
Ecology of species living on dead wood – lessons for dead wood management.
Silva Fennica
vol.
39
no.
2
article id 390.
https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.390
Keywords:
forest management;
saproxylic species;
coarse woody debris;
woodland key habitats;
landscape planning;
Fennoscandian forests;
epixylic species
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Dead wood has been identified as a crucial component for forest biodiversity. Recent research has improved our understanding of habitat relations for many species associated with dead wood. However, the consequences for forest management are yet to be explored. In this review we build upon the growing volume of studies on dead wood dependent species, the dynamics of dead wood and ecological theory in order to identify the challenges for forest management at the landscape level. The review has a Fennoscandian focus, but the problems and challenges are similar in many forest ecosystems. We argue that it is necessary to 1) counteract the current shortage in availability of dead wood, 2) concentrate planning at the landscape level in order to minimize isolation and reduce edge effects, 3) create a variety of dead wood types, and 4) utilise available quantitative analytical tools. This calls for new approaches to management that to a large extent includes available knowledge, and to find platforms for planning forested landscapes with diverse holdings.
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Jonsson,
Mid Sweden University, Dept of Natural Sciences, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
E-mail:
bengt-gunnar.jonsson@miun.se
- Kruys, SLU, Dept of Forest Resource Management and Geomatics, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden E-mail: nk@nn.se
- Ranius, SLU, Dept of Entomology, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden E-mail: tr@nn.se
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