Decayed Wood Advisor

For Structural Condition: Larger Trees, Small/medium Trees
For Habitat: Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest OR Coast, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest OR W Cascades, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest WA Coast, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest WA W Cascades

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Literature and Studies for Downwood

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Species Code: PIWO Species Name: Pileated woodpecker
Decay Class: 56% sagging near ground or broken; 37% elevated Stand Age Or Structure: various
Geographic Area: southeastern Vancouver Island Comments: foraging logs (n=27); used logs larger than unused logs (n=360) [34 cm (1SE) diameter and 7.3 m (0.3 SE) for length]; Mann-Whitney U-test p=0.02 for diameter and p=0.03 for length.
Citation: Hartwig 1999 Structural Detail (Specific Structure):  
Specified Name in Citation: pileated woodpecker Habitat Type Details(Specifics):  
Down wood Level:   Down wood Diameter: mean (SE) 43 (4) cm
Down wood Length: mean (SE) 9.5 (1.3) m Down wood Species: 30% Doug-fir; 22% w.hemlock; 15% w.redcedar; 11% hardwood;