KEF
Categories for wildlife species using duff
in the Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest, Larger Trees. Derived from
the Species-Habitat Project database of O'Neil et al. (2001).
This table, taken from the wildlife-habitat
relations database (cited above), lists all categories of KEFs collectively
among all wildlife species asssociated with the specified wood decay element
in this vegetation condition. This provides a quick overview of the wide array
of ecological roles performed by all species associated with this wood decay
element. For more detailed analyses of how to use KEF information, see Marcot
(in press).
| SHP_KEF Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | primary consumer (herbivore) (also see below under Herbivory) |
| 1.1.1.1 | foliovore (leaf-eater) |
| 1.1.1.4 | grazer (grass, forb eater) |
| 1.1.1.9 | fungivore (fungus feeder) |
| 1.1.2 | secondary consumer (primary predator or primary carnivore) |
| 1.1.2.1 | invertebrate eater |
| 1.1.2.1.1 | terrestrial invertebrates |
| 1.1.2.1.2 | aquatic macroinvertebrates |
| 1.1.2.1.3 | freshwater or marine zooplankton |
| 1.1.2.2 | vertebrate eater (consumer or predator of herbivorous vertebrates) |
| 1.2 | prey relationships |
| 1.2.1 | prey for secondary or tertiary consumer (primary or secondary predator) |
| 2 | aids in physical transfer of substances for nutrient cycling (C,N,P, etc.) |
| 3.1 | controls or depresses insect population peaks |
| 3.1 | secondary cavity user |
| 3.11 | primary burrow excavator (fossorial or underground burrows) |
| 3.11.2 | creates small burrows (less than rabbit-sized) |
| 3.12 | uses burrows dug by other species (secondary burrow user) |
| 3.13 | creates runways (possibly used by other species) |
| 3.4 | transportation of viable seeds, spores, plants or animals |
| 3.4.1 | disperses fungi |
| 3.4.2 | disperses lichens |
| 3.4.5 | disperses seeds/fruits (through ingestion or caching) |
| 3.6 | primary creation of structures (possibly used by other organisms) |
| 3.6.1 | aerial structures |
| 3.7 | user of structures created by other species |
| 3.7.1 | aerial structures |
| 3.7.2 | ground structures |
| 5 | soil relationships |
| 5.1 | physically affects (improves) soil structure, aeration (typically by digging) |
| 6 | wood structure relationships (either living or dead wood) |
| 6.1 | physically fragments down wood |