Isolated in the last refugium : the identity, ecology and conservation of the northernmost occurrence of the hermit beetle

• Main Author: Landvik, Matti
• Other Authors: Luonnontieteiden ja tekniikan tiedekunta, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Biodiversiteettitutkimus, Biodiversity Research, Biologian laitos, Department of Biology
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Turun yliopisto, University of Turku 2018
• Subjects: Saari; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/144892

The hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita sensu lato) is a flagship species for invertebrate conservation in Europe. Protecting this species will also aid in the preservation of other saproxylic communities on veteran trees. However, the European hermit beetle is not a single species but comprises at lea...