Trees and Logs Important to Wildlife in the Interior Columbia River Basin

Download or read book Trees and Logs Important to Wildlife in the Interior Columbia River Basin written by Evelyn L. Bull and published by . This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a description of the ecological processes that create wildlife trees, snags, & logs. It provides qualitative & quantitative information on five distinct structures: living trees with decay, hollow trees, trees with brooms (misshapen branches), dead trees, & down woody material (logs). The value of these structures to wildlife is described, as well as the decay or infection processes that produce each type of structure, principles to help in selecting the best structures to retain, & management implications. References, photographs, & sample log inventory