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This chapter focuses on the diverse habitats in British Columbia which act as hotspots of Canadian diversity for many insect species. A forest dominated province habitat complexity in B.C. is enhanced from the extensive coastline to the rugged mountain peaks of the province. Coniferous forests provide habitat for aleocharine beetles that extend across multiple spatial scales that include within tree complexity and microhabitats, among different tree species, throughout a multitude of tree and forest stand ages, and over gradients in elevation.
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Klimaszewski, J. et al. (2020). British Columbia: Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity. In: Aleocharine Rove Beetles of British Columbia: A Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36174-7_5
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