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Participation of the entomofauna in the succession of forest biogeocenoses is analyzed. In stable ecosystems, insects serve as a mechanism providing for long-term ecological stability. In unstable ecosystems, their activities are essentially negative and cause ecosystem degradation.
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Translated from Ekologiya, No. 3, 2005, pp. 227–230.
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Yanovskii, V.M. Role of the Forest Entomofauna in Successional Processes. Russ J Ecol 36, 205–208 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11184-005-0060-8
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