Dear Deadwooders

I am after some help please. I am in the process of preparing a review
paper on "saproxylic (dead wood associated) insects and the sustainable
management of forests", to appear in the 2002 volume of Annual Review of
Ecology and Systematics.

One of the assertions I made when I submitted my proposal to the journal
editors was that saproxylic insects had received far less attention in
North America compared to northern Europe. I was thinking specifically in
terms of research into their ecology, conservation status and management
needs, rather than the role a few species might have as forestry pests or
as food for vertebrates (topics which are much better covered in North
America). One of the editors (I presume American) commented that this
assertion seemed a little unfair. Would anyone on this list care to
comment? It's possible I have a biased view because I have had relatively
easy access to British and European "grey" literature on saproxylics, but
have not tapped into the North American grey literature in the same
way. If anyone knows of any key publications in this field from this
region - grey or not grey - I'd be keen to hear about them. The same
applies for publications from other parts of the world too, as my review is
meant to be global.

Many thanks to anyone able to help out. Significant contributions will of
course be acknowledged in the paper.

Regards

Simon Grove

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Dr Simon Grove
Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre
James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia
Tel. 61 740 421243
Fax 61 740 421247 (attn. Simon Grove)
email: simon.grove@...
http://www.rainforest-crc.jcu.edu.au/


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