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The article presents a study regarding the effect of clear-cutting forestry practices on boreal organisms and on saproxylic and non- saproxylic beetle. The study compared group of beetles using three successional phases of boreal spruce forests and evaluated whether saproxylic and non- saproxylic beetle shows biodiversity patterns. The study reveals that not only forest is affected but also the group compositions of beetles and other site aspects such as altitude and management history.

In this article the authors comment on the article "Flawed Meta-Analysis of Biodiversity Effects of Forest Management," by P. Halme and colleagues. The authors stress that Halme and colleagues has overlooked the fact that they have discussed the cofounding effects and limitations of meta-analysis (MA). They add that Halme and colleagues have questioned the independence of observation, but generally accepted the comparison of a single control to several experimental groups in the MA process.

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