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:   Stand Age Or Structure: mature
Geographic Area: southeastern Vancouver Island Comments: Basal area surrounding nest or roost trees; n=18, includes snags and defective trees; plot size 0.4 ha; higher basal area at use sites than unused sites (n=58), Mann-Whitney U-test p<0.01; unused plots: 5.8 m^2/ha (0..9 SE) basal area; Snag density data not used; no conversion from basal area to snag density
Citation: Hartwig et al. 2004; Hartwig 1999 Structural Detail (Specific Structure):  
Specified Name in Citation: Pileated woodpecker Habitat Type Details(Specifics):  
Snag/Partially Dead tree level: mean (SE) 7.6 (1.0 ) m^2/ha (basal area of snags or defective trees) Snag/Tree DBH: minimum measured = 20 cm
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