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Most of the investigated fir stumps (79%), aged 2–4 years after tree cutting, were occupied by cambio-and xylophagous insects (on average 32 individuals per 1 stump). There were identified 2 cambiophages, 1 cambio-xylophagous species and 5 xylophages.
Colonization density of these insects in fir stumps was influenced by microhabitat and trophic conditions. The highest density was found in fir stumps without mosses and lichens cover, moderately decomposed and wet, situated in partly insolated places.
Fir stumps are a good base for reproduction and development of secondary and technical invaders of wood, which is important for forest management. Of particular significance isPissodes piceae that apart from stumps invades also weakened and withering fir trees, causing their death.
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This research was supported by Grant nr 6 6326 91 02 from the Komitet Badań Naukowych.
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Podlaski, R. The effect of microhabitat and trophic conditions on the colonization density of cambio-and xylophagous insects in fir stumps (Abies alba Mill.) in selected stands of the świętokrzyskie mountains (Poland). Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 69, 186–189 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01908443
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