Surface covering of downed logs: drivers of a neglected process in dead wood ecology.

Many species use coarse woody debris (CWD) and are disadvantaged by the forestry-induced loss of this resource. A neglected process affecting CWD is the covering of the surfaces of downed logs caused by sinking into the ground (increasing soil contact, mostly covering the underside of the log), and...

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Main Authors: Mats Dynesius, Heloise Gibb, Joakim Hjältén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2951364?pdf=render