Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialist <i>Peltis grossa</i> (Coleoptera, Trogossitidae)
Journal: Conservation Science and Practice
Year: 2022

Abstract Forest set‐aside is a commonly employed conservation strategy, but large‐scale disturbances regularly evoke discussions on its utility for biodiversity conservation in former production forests. In this study, we reconstructed the return of a primeval forest specialist, the beetle Peltis grossa (Linnaeus, 1758) of the family Trogossitidae, to two national parks after more than a century of absence. To illuminate historical processes and the role of potential refuges and species' size, w