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| On the occurrence of relict populations of <em>Pytho abieticola</em> J. R. Sahlberg, 1875 in Switzerland (Coleoptera, Pythidae)
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| Potential for significant precipitation cycling by forest-floor litter and deadwood
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| A synthesis of multi-taxa management experiments to guide forest biodiversity conservation in Europe
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| How large-scale bark beetle infestations influence the protective effects of forest stands against avalanches: a case study in the Swiss Alps
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| Forest management affects saproxylic beetles through tree species composition and canopy cover
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| Coverage based diversity estimates of facultative saproxylic species highlight the importance of deadwood for biodiversity
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| Rapid assessment of feeding traces enables detection of drivers of saproxylic insects across spatial scales
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| Wind disturbances
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| Animal-mediated ecosystem process rates in forests and grasslands are affected by climatic conditions and land-use intensity
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| What does a threatened saproxylic beetle look like? Modelling extinction risk using a new morphological trait database
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| Among stand heterogeneity is key for biodiversity in managed beech forests but does not question the value of unmanaged forests: response to Bruun and Heilmann‐Clausen (2021)
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| Testing the effect of snag and cavity supply on deadwood-associated species in a managed boreal forest
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| Welche Leistungen erbringen grosse Waldschutzgebiete für den Biodiversitätsschutz?
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| Deadwood enrichment combining integrative and segregative conservation elements enhances biodiversity of multiple taxa in managed forests
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