Tree species and position matter: the role of pests for survival of other insects

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F16%3A72780" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/16:72780 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12165" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12165</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12165" target="_blank" >10.1111/afe.12165</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Tree species and position matter: the role of pests for survival of other insects
Original language description
We investigated insects overwintering in Norway spruce and Scots pine killed by cambium-feeding beetles. The study was conducted in five large forests in north-eastern Poland. Insects were reared from wood samples cut from the upper and lower parts of trees growing in both shaded and sun-exposed conditions. We found that the species richness of overwintering insects on killed trees was mainly driven by the position in the lower trunk strata rather than in crowns or along a sun-shade gradient. Even though pine and spruce shared almost the same species composition, spruce hosted a significantly higher number of species, including beneficial ones. These results support the hypothesis that disturbance regimes change the spatial distribution of biodiversity, which is higher in low strata, as is known for abiotic disturbances that change the environment of the forest.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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