Wind River Exp. For., WA

Coarse and Fine Woody Debris in Forest Ecosystems

Visual Characteristics of CWD (sampled in field) by Position (downed and standing) and Species. Click on your selection of downed or standing species to view frequency charts for % presence of visual characteristics.

List of Visual Characteristics recorded in field as presence/absence (with x-axis codes for charts)

Fragmentation characteristics:

Leaves/needles present? (Needles)
Twigs present? (Twigs)
Branches present? (Branches)
Bark on branches? (Bark_branch)
Bark on bole? (Bark_bole)
Sapwood sloughing? (SW_slough)
CWD collasping? (Collapse)
CWD scattered? (Scatter)

Biotic characteristics:

Conks present? (Conks)
Moss on CWD? (Moss)
Lichens on CWD? (Lichens)
Carpenter ants? (Ants)
Termites? (Termites)
Bark beetle galleries? (Beetles)
Bear damage? (Bear)
Brown rot? (Brown_rot)
White rot? (White_rot)
Sapwood friable? (SW_friable)
Heartwood friable? (HW_friable)
Casehardening? (Casehard)
Branch stubs move? (Stub_move)
Wood borers? (Woodborer)

Downed (Logs)

Abies lasiocarpa (ABLA) downed

Abies sibirica (ABSI) downed

Acer rubrum (ACRU) downed

Alnus rubra (ALRU) downed

Betula pendata (BEPE) downed

Carya species (CASP) downed

Carya tomentosa (CATO) downed

Fagus grandifolia (FAGR) downed

Larix sibirica (LASI) downed

Liquidambar styraciflua (LIST) downed

Liriodendron tulipifera (LITU) downed

Picea abies (PIAB) downed

Pinus banksiana (PIBA) downed

Pinus contorta (PICO) downed

Picea engelmannii (PIEN) downed

Picea lutzii (PILU) downed

Picea sitchensis (PISI) downed

Pinus sibirica (PISI2) downed

Pinus sylvestris (PISY) downed

Pinus taeda (PITA) downed

Populus tremuloides (POTR) downed

Quercus alba (QUAL) downed

Tsuga heterophylla (TSHE) downed

 

Standing (Snags)Decay Class 3 snag

Abies sibirica (ABSI) standing

Alnus rubra (ALRU) standing

Betula pendata (BEPE) standing

Larix sibirica (LASI) standing

Liriodendron tulipifera (LITU) standing

Picea abies (PIAB) standing

Pinus banksiana (PIBA) standing

Pinus contorta (PICO) standing

Pinus echinata (PIEC) standing

Picea lutzii (PILU) standing

Pinus sibirica (PISI2) standing

Pinus sylvestris (PISY) standing

Pinus taeda (PITA) standing

Populus tremuloides (POTR) standing

Tsuga heterophylla (TSHE) standing