Saproxylic Insects (eBook)

Michael D. Ulyshen Research Entomologist USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station 320 Green Street Athens,  Georgia 30602, USA E-mail: mulyshen@fs.fed.us Phone: 706-559-4296

1.      An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects. MD Ulyshen and J ŠobotníkPart I: Diversity2.      General overview of saproxylic Coleoptera. ML Gimmel and ML Ferro3.      Ecology and conservation of Passalidae. MD Ulyshen4.      Diversity and ecology of stag beetles (Lucanidae). T-I Huang5.      Saproxylic Diptera. MD Ulyshen6.      Ecology, diversity and conservation of saproxylic hymenopteran parasitoids. J Hilszczański7.      Saproxylic bees and wasps. P Bogusch and J Horák8.      Ants: Ecology and impacts in dead wood. JR King, RJ Warren II, DS Maynard and MA Bradford9.      Diversity and ecology of saproxylic Hemiptera. MM Gossner and C Damken10.   Diversity of saproxylic Lepidoptera. T Jaworski11.   Wood-feeding termites. DE BignellPart II. Ecology12.   Insect-fungus interactions in dead wood systems. T Birkemoe, RM Jacobsen, A Sverdrup-Thygeson, PHW Biedermann13.   Nutrient dynamics in decomposing dead wood in the context of wood eater requirements: The ecological stoichiometry of saproxylophagous insects. M Filipiak14.   Biotic interactions between saproxylic insect species. A Brin and C Bouget15.   Dispersal of saproxylic insects. H Feldhaar and B Schauer16.   Seasonality and stratification: Neotropical saproxylic beetles respond to a heat and moisture continuum with conservatism and plasticity. A BerkovPart III. Conservation17.   Importance of primary forests for the conservation of saproxylic insects. T Lachat and J Müller18.   The importance of dead-wood amount for saproxylic insects and how it interacts with dead-wood diversity and other habitat factors. S Seibold and S Thorn 19.   Conservation of saproxylic insect diversity under variable retention harvesting. S-I Lee, JR Spence and DW Langor20.   Saproxylic insects and fire. J Hjältén, M Dynesius, A-M Hekkala, A Karlsson-Tiselius, T Löfroth and R Mugerwa-Pettersson21.   Saproxylic insects in tree hollows. E Micó22.   It's the end of the wood as we know it: Insects in veteris (highly-decomposed) wood. ML Ferro23.   Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects. MD Ulyshen, SM Pawson, M Branco, S Horn, ER Hoebeke and MM Gossner24.   The role of urban environments for saproxylic insects. J HorákPart IV. Methodological Advancements25.   Molecular tools for assessing saproxylic insect diversity. RC Garrick and C Bouget