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A short review of research in Canada using aleocharine beetles as indicators of forest change mainly due to different forestry practices is reviewed and discussed. It reletes mainly to boreal forests in eastern and central Canada.
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Klimaszewski, J. et al. (2021). Aleocharine Beetles as Indicators of Environmental Change. In: A Faunal Review of Aleocharine Beetles in the Rapidly Changing Arctic and Subarctic Regions of North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68191-3_5
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