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Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of north-western Spain, Russia and the United States

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  • The quantity and characteristics of coarse woody debris (CWD) were examined in four distinct pine ecosystems of north-western (NW) Spain, NW Russia and the NW USA. The average CWD volume and biomass ranged from 3.76 m³ ha⁻¹, 1.55 Mg ha⁻¹ in pine plantations in NW Spain to 24.86 m3 ha⁻¹, 6.69 Mg ha⁻¹ in Scots pine forest in NW Russia to 55.35 m³ ha⁻¹, 20.38 Mg ha⁻¹ and 77.04 m³ ha⁻¹, 28.84 Mg ha⁻¹ in ponderosa and lodgepole pine forests in the NW USA. Despite differences in species, ecological conditions and management histories, in all four ecosystems the mean snag volume was less than that of logs, most of the CWD mass was in an intermediate degree of decay, and mature stands had the greatest amount of CWD mass, followed by middle-age and then young stands. The CWD ratio (ratio of dead to live wood volume) ranged from 2.8% to 126.6%, depending on pine ecosystem and stand age, and was influenced by the type of natural and human disturbance. The difference in CWD amount and distribution among the regions studied reflected differences in disturbance history and management practices. Only in NW USA was the sample size large enough to examine the effect of disturbance type on CWD amount and distribution. There, fire and insect damage were found to considerably influence the amount of CWD in both lodgepole and ponderosa pine forests. Comparison of how different factors affect the amount and distribution of CWD in different ecosystems could be useful in developing ecologically sustainable forest management guidelines.
  • Keywords: Ponderosa Pine, Dead Wood, Lodgepole Pine, Disturbance, Scots Pine
  • Keywords: Ponderosa Pine, Dead Wood, Lodgepole Pine, Disturbance, Scots Pine
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  • Herrero, C., Krankina, O., Monleon, V. J., & Bravo, F. (2013). Amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in pine ecosystems of north-western Spain, Russia and the United States. iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry, 7, 53-60. doi:10.3832/ifor0644-006
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  • This work was made possiblethrough the INTERREG III B FORSEE projectfinanced by the European Union andthrough the University of Valladolid grantprogram.
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