Stokland, Jogeir N. creator author. Siitonen, Juha author. Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar author. text enk 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (524 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Fossils document the existence of trees and wood-associated organisms from almost 400 million years ago, and today there are between 400,000 and 1 million wood-inhabiting species in the world. This is the first book to synthesise the natural history and conservation needs of wood-inhabiting organisms. Presenting a thorough introduction to biodiversity in decaying wood, the book studies the rich diversity of fungi, insects and vertebrates that depend upon dead wood. It describes the functional diversity of these organisms and their specific habitat requirements in terms of host trees, decay phases, tree dimensions, microhabitats and the surrounding environment. Recognising the threats posed by timber extraction and forest management, the authors also present management options for protecting and maintaining the diversity of these species in forests as well as in agricultural landscapes and urban parks. Jogeir N. Stokland, Juha Siitonen, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Forest biodiversity Forest ecology Wood-decaying fungi QK46.5.D58 S88 2012 577.34 9781139025843 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139025843 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139025843 UkCbUP 110218 20180107143414.0 CR9781139025843