Dead trees are increasingly regarded as key factors for biodiversity in many ecosystems. This has sparked intense research into their role. This volume summarises the present knowledge and presents a set of case studies on the role of dead wood in boreal forests, with a focus on Scandinavia.
Preface: B. G. Jonsson And N. Kruys Forest Management, Coarse Woody Debris And Saproxylic Organisms: Fennoscandian Boreal Forests As An Example: J. Siitonen Fungal Community Ecology And Wood Decomposition Processes In Angiosperms: From Standing Tree To Complete Decay Of Coarse Woody Debris: L. Boddy Assessment Of Coarse Woody Debris - A Methodological Overview: G. Stahl, A. Ringvall And J. Fridman The Coarse Woody Debris Profile: An Archive Of Recent Forest History And An Important Biodiversity Indicator: J. N. Stokland Are Rare Wood Decay Fungi Threatened By Inability To Spread? J. Stenlid And M. Gustafsson Coarse Woody Debris In The Forests Of The St. Petersburg Region, Russia: O. N. Krankina, R. F. Treyfeld, M. E. Harmon, G. Spycher And E. D. Povarov Logs In A Pristine Picea Abies Forest: Occurrence, Decay Stage Distribution And Spatial Pattern: T. Kuuluvainen, K. Syrjanen And R. Kalliola Amount And Spatial Distribution Of Standing And Downed Dead Trees In Two Areas Of Different Fire History In A Boreal Scots Pine Forest: S. Rouvinen And T. Kuuluvainen Coarse Woody Debris Dynamics And Stores In A Boreal Virgin Spruce Forest: E. V. Shorohova And A. A. Shorohov Decay Rate And Potential Storage Of Coarse Woody Debris In Leningrad Region: M. E. Tarasov And R. A. Birdsey Stand Structure In Semi-Natural And Managed Forests In Eastern Finland And Russian Karelia: A. Uotila, M. Maltamo, J. Uuttera And A. Isomaki Dynamics Of Dead Wood And Regeneration Pattern In Natural Spruce Forest In The Tatra Mountains, Poland: T. Zielonka And M. Niklasson Abundance And Diversity Of Small Mammals In Relation To Structural Habitat Factors: F. Ecke, O. Lofgren, B. Hornfeldt, U. Eklund, P. Ericsson And D. Sorlin Substrate Associations Of Insects Breeding In Fruiting Bodies Of Wood-Decaying Fungi: M. Jonsell, G. Nordlander And B. Ehnstrom Priorities In Conservation Biology: A Comparison Between Two Polypore-Inhabiting Beetles: M. Jonsson, M. Jonsell And G. Nordlander Conservation Of Threatened Saproxylic Beetles: Significance Of Retained Aspen Populus Tremula On Clearcut Areas: P. Martikainen Richness Of Bryophyte Vegetation In Near-Natural And Managed Beech Stands: The Effects Of Management-Induced Differences In Dead Wood: P. Odor And T. Standovar Coarse Woody Debris, Polyporous Fungi And Saproxylic Insects In An Old-Growth Spruce Forest In Vodlozero National Park, Russian Karelia: J. Siitonen, R. Penttila And H. Kotiranta Effects Of Selective Logging On Coarse Woody Debris And Diversity Of Wood-Decaying Polypores In Eastern Finland: A.-L. Sippola, T. Lehesvirta And P. Renvall Edge Effects On Six Polyporous Fungi Used As Old-Growth Indicators In Swedish Boreal Forest: T. Snall And B. G. Jonsson The Wood-Decaying Fungus Daldinia Loculata (Xyleriaceae) As An Indicator Of Fire-Dependent Insects: L.-O. Wikars Moving Towards A New Paradigm For Woody Detritus Management: M. E. Harmon Ecology Of Coarse Woody Debris In Boreal Forests: Future Research Directions: B. G. Jonsson And N. Kruys