Sammanfattning

The aim of this study was to evaluate how future harvesting of spruce low stumps as a renewable energy source, might influence the saproxylic (wood living) beetle fauna. Species richness, abundance and assemblages of saproxylic beetles were compared on low stumps, high stumps and logs of spruce on 10 clear-cuts in northern Sweden. The sampling was conducted with emergence traps and a total of 929 individuals and 120 species were collected. No significant differences in beetle abundance or species richness were detected between substrate types. However, there were clear differences in assemblage composition between all substrate types. Our results suggest that low stumps created at final felling support as many species and individuals per volume dead wood as other dead wood substrates and that they are therefore overlooked as substrates for wood living organisms. Consequently, harvesting of low stumps might have negative effects on the diversity of saproxylic beetles, as up to 80% of the dead wood remaining on clear-cuts is in the form of low stumps. Future studies should evaluate if compensatory measures can be performed to minimize negative impacts. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Nyckelord

Low stumps; High stumps; Stump harvesting; Saproxylic; Coleoptera; Biodiversity

Publicerad i

Forest Ecology and Management
2010, Volym: 260, nummer: 7, sidor: 1149-1155
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU författare

• Hjältén, Joakim

  • Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Stenbacka, Fredrik

  • Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Andersson, Jon

  • Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.003

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/59825