Biodiversity in Dead Wood.

Biodiversity in Dead Wood.

A comprehensive overview of wood-inhabiting fungi, insects and vertebrates, discussing habitat requirements along with strategies for maintaining biodiversity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stokland, Jogeir N.
Other Authors: Siitonen, Juha, Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
Subjects:
Forest biodiversity.
Forest litter > Biodegradation.
Wood > Deterioration.
Forest ecology.
Wood-decaying fungi.
Saproxylic insects.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Forest biodiversity
Forest ecology
Forest litter > Biodegradation
Saproxylic insects
Wood-decaying fungi
Wood > Deterioration
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Biodiversity in Dead Wood; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Biodiversity in decaying wood; 1.2 Saproxylic species: defining the concept; 1.3 Structure of the book; 1.4 Knowledge, disciplines and perspectives; 2: Wood decomposition; 2.1 Structural wood components; 2.1.1 Cellulose; 2.1.2 Hemicellulose; 2.1.3 Lignin; 2.1.4 Cell structure; 2.2 Enzymatic degradation of wood; 2.2.1 Cellulose degradation; 2.2.2 Hemicellulose degradation; 2.2.3 Lignin degradation; 2.2.4 Sugar degradation; 2.3 Fungal decomposition and rot types; 2.3.1 White rot.
  • 2.3.2 Brown rot2.3.3 Soft rot; 2.4 Bacterial wood degradation; 2.5 Animal degradation of wood; 2.5.1 Physical destruction; 2.5.2 Enzymatic digestion; 2.6 Ecological aspects; 3: The saproxylic food web; 3.1 Sugar fungi and wood-decaying fungi; 3.1.1 Sugar fungi and staining fungi; 3.1.2 Structural wood decayers; 3.1.3 Residual wood decayers; 3.2 Detritivores; 3.2.1 Nutritional value of woody material; 3.2.2 Sap feeders; 3.2.3 Inner bark consumers; 3.2.4 Wood consumers; 3.2.5 Consumers of fungus-infested wood; 3.3 Fungivores; 3.3.1 Fruiting-body feeders; 3.3.2 Spore feeders.
  • 3.3.3 Mycelium feeders3.3.4 Ambrosia feeders; 3.4 Scavengers; 3.5 Predators; 3.5.1 Typical predators; 3.5.2 Facultative predators; 3.6 Predatory fungi; 3.7 Parasites; 3.7.1 True parasites; 3.7.2 Parasitoids; 3.7.3 Hyperparasitoids; 3.8 Mycoparasites; 3.9 Mycorrhizal fungi; 3.10 Fungicolous fungi; 3.11 Ecological perspectives; 3.11.1 Trophic interactions; 3.11.2 Food web compartments; 3.11.3 Functional roles and species interactions; 4: Other associations with dead woody material; 4.1 Vertebrates; 4.1.1 Nesting and roosting in cavities; 4.1.2 Formation and availability of tree cavities.
  • 4.1.3 Cavity-nesting birds4.1.4 Mammals using tree cavities and logs; 4.1.5 Reptiles and amphibians using tree cavities and logs; 4.2 Invertebrates; 4.2.1 Nesting in dead wood; 4.2.2 Associates of insect nests; 4.2.3 Associates of vertebrate nests; 4.2.4 Invertebrates hibernating and aestivating in dead trees; 4.3 Epixylic species: life on the surface; 4.3.1 Epixylic bryophytes; 4.3.2 Epixylic lichens; 5: Host-tree associations; 5.1 Conifers versus broadleaved trees; 5.1.1 Host association patterns in northern Europe; 5.1.2 Wood-inhabiting fungi; 5.1.3 Wood-inhabiting invertebrates.
  • 5.2 Diversity and phylogeny of trees5.2.1 Tree ferns; 5.2.2 Ancient tree lineages; 5.2.3 Conifers; 5.2.4 Broadleaved trees; 5.3 Differences between the wood of conifers and broadleaved trees; 5.3.1 Lignin; 5.3.2 Hemicellulose and cellulose; 5.4 Defence systems in trees; 5.4.1 Bark; 5.4.2 Outer bark; 5.4.3 Inner bark; 5.4.4 Sapwood; 5.4.5 Heartwood; 5.4.6 Life-history strategies and defence systems; 5.5 Host-tree preferences and decay; 5.6 Hypotheses about host-tree associations; 5.6.1 Empirical basis; 5.6.2 Tree-based hypotheses; 5.6.3 Species-based hypotheses; 5.6.4 Host diversity hypothesis.

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