Decayed Wood Advisor

For Structural Condition: Larger Trees, Open Canopy, 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: RBSA Species Name: Red-breasted sapsucker
Decay Class: class 1,2, and 3; 81% broken top Stand Age Or Structure: managed mosaic
Geographic Area: Central Oregon Cascades Comments: nest snags, n=68; most snags with broken tops; significantly (p=0.0001) larger dbh than random trees, logistic regression indicates 10.5 times more likely to be used for each 10 cm increase in dbh
Citation: Brett 1998 Structural Detail (Specific Structure):  
Specified Name in Citation: Red-breasted sapsucker Habitat Type Details(Specifics):  
Snag/Partially Dead tree level:   Snag/Tree DBH: mean (SD) 80.5 (28.7) cm
Snag/Tree Height: mean (SD) 27.5 (12.3) m Snag/Tree Species: Douglas-fir, grand-fir, western hemlock