In selecting forest habitat management guidelines we should keep in mind that the response of snag dependent species to the increased availability of snags is not precise, but that populations do tend to increase with an increase in… Read More
Coarse woody debris (CWD) is a critical habitat within forest ecosystems, often bridging the divide between the inert and living members of the community. Snags often are designated as hard or soft. Decayed wood serves as a growth substrate… Read More
The accumulation and decay ofcoarse woody debris (CWD) varies with forest type and age. Investigations (Thomas et al. and Maser et al. 1979) have described the trajectory of the decomposition and decay of CWD as a series of stages… Read More
Forest Sustainability Within a Metropolitan Watershed Steps Recommended by the Tampa Bay Forest Working Group Management approaches to the sustainability of urban and urbanizing forests are poorly defined in both scope and application (Clark et al. 1997). As our… Read More
