Authors:
Bowie, M.H. and C.M. Frampton
Publication Date:
2004
Abstract/Summary:
This study investigates the suitability of using wooden discs as facsimiles for natural fallen logs to non-destructively monitor invertebrates. Wooden discs cut from tree trunks were placed on the ground at five sites and monitored. A diverse range of species was found under the discs including large numbers of some species. Wooden discs are a useful tool for the ecological management of terrestrial invertebrate fauna in restoration programmes for monitoring and considerable potential exists for discs to provide habitat for restoration of terrestrial invertebrate taxa.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Ecological Management and Restoration
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2004.00171.x/abstract