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The quality of coppice woods as habitats for invertebrates

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Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands

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The relative merits of coppicing for many woodland invertebrates other than butterflies is poorly understood, this is probably due to the large number of species involved. However, some studies have been published (Welch,1968,1969,1978;Duffey, 1975;Steel and Mills, 1988;Sterling and Hambler, 1988;Waring, 1988;Hill et al., 1990). Information is also available for some species that seem to be particularly associated with recent coppice or other open areas within woodland (Massee, 1965;Hambler, 1987;Waring, 1989b;Waring and Haggett, 1991;Warren and Key, 1991; Kirby in preparation). Very little has been published on the leaf litter or the soil fauna of coppice, and consequently these aspects have been largely ignored in this chapter.

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Greatorex-Davies, J.N., Marrs, R.H. (1992). The quality of coppice woods as habitats for invertebrates. In: Buckley, G.P. (eds) Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2362-4_14

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