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 Snags

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Species Code:PIWO Species Name:Pileated woodpecker
Decay Class:measured all classes Stand Age Or Structure:closed canopy forests incl. pole, young, mature & old.
Geographic Area:Olympic Peninsula Comments:snag densities at nest and roost sites (n=154) significantly greater than random sites (n=209; mean 8.3/ ha, Range 0-38, SD 7.8); plot size 0.4 ha; significant variable in logistic regression; logistic model contained other variables.
Citation:Aubry and Raley 2002 Structural Detail (Specific Structure):unmanaged late-successional - 47%; second-growth <35 yrs old - 20%; recent clearcuts -13%; 75 yr old blowdown stands w/remnants - 11%; hardwoods or non-forest -9%
Specified Name in Citation:  Habitat Type Details(Specifics): 
Snag/Partially Dead tree level:mean (SD; range) 17.5 (8.5; 0-45) snags/ha Snag/Tree DBH:minimum included 50 cm
Snag/Tree Height:minimum included 7.5 m Snag/Tree Species: