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Title: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests

Author: Laudenslayer Jr., William F.; Shea, Patrick J.; Valentine, Bradley E.; Weatherspoon, C. Phillip; Lisle, Thomas E.

Date: 2002

Source: Reno, NV. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-181. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 949 p

Station ID: GTR-PSW-181

Description: Dead trees, both snags (standing dead trees) and logs (downed dead trees), are critical elements of healthy and productive forests. The “Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests” was convened to bring together forest researchers and managers to share the current state of knowledge relative to the values and interactions of dead wood to and in a functioning forest. Topics covered include the value of dead wood organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, the dynamics of dead wood, and ecological, industrial, and State and Federal land management agency perspectives. This information is immensely valuable to researchers and managers working with or managing dead wood in a variety of ecosystems.

Key Words: cavity-dependent species, dead and down wood, dead wood distribution, dead wood value, debris flows, logs, snags, tree mortality

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests [28.1 MB]

Front Matter 264 KB

Table of Contents 156 KB

Introduction

Preface and Acknowledgements 136 KB

Importance of Dead and Downed Wood

Importance of Dead and Downed Wood title page 43 KB

Dead Wood: From Forester's Bane to Environmental Boon 172 KB
Jack Ward Thomas

Decaying Wood: An Overview of Its Status and Ecology in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe 172 KB
Jill Butler, Keith Alexander, and Ted Green

Importance to Aquatic Systems

Importance to Aquatic Systems title page 176 KB

Dead Dynamics in Stream Ecosystems 3.7 MB
Robert J. Naiman, Estelle V. Ballan, Krista K. Bartz, Robert E. Bilby, and Joshua J. Latterell

Effects of Wildfire on In-Channel Woody Debris in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California 2.4 MB
Neil H. Berg, David Azuma, and Ann Carlson

Influence of Bank Afforestation and Snag Angle-of-fall on Riparian Large Woody Debris Recruitment 152 K
Don C. Bragg and Jeffrey L. Kershner

Modeling the Delivery of Large Wood to Streams with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Data 512 K
William Cody Fleece

How Much Dead Wood in Stream Channels is Enough? 444 KB
Thomas E. Lisle

Importance to Invertebrates

Importance to Invertebrates title page 61 KB

An Investigation of the Insect Fauna Associated with Coarse Woody Debris of Pinus ponderosa and Abies concolor in Northeastern California 228 KB
Ethan Koenigs, Patrick J. Shea, Robert Borys, and Michael L. Haverty

A Preliminary Study of Ant Diversity and of Ant Dependence on Dead Wood in Central Interior British Columbia 192 KB
B. Staffan Lindgren and A. M. MacIsaac

Effects of Ecosystem Restoration Treatments on Cavity-nesting Birds, Their Habitat, and Their Insectivorous Prey in Fire-maintained-Forests of Southeastern British Columbia 228 KB
Marlene Machmer

The Role of Coarse Woody Debris in Southeastern Pine Forests: Preliminary Results from a Large-scale Experiment 220 KB
Timothy S. McCay, James L. Hanula, Susan C. Loeb, Steven M. Lohr, James W. McMinn, and Brett D. Wright-Miley

Girdled versus Bark Beetle-created Ponderosa Pine Snags: Utilization by Cavity-dependent Species and Differences in Decay Rate and Insect Diversity 180 KB
Patrick J. Shea, William F. Laudenslayer, Jr., George Ferrell, and Robert Borys

The Role of Disturbance in Creating Dead Wood: Insect Defoliation and Tree Mortality in Northeastern Oregon 324 KB
Andrew Youngblood and Boyd E. Wickman

Importance to Vertebrates

Importance to Vertebrates title page 52 KB

The Value of Coarse Woody Debris to Vertebrates in the Pacific Northwest 168 KB
Evelyn L. Bull

Are There Snags in the System? Comparing Cavity Use among Nesting Birds in “Snag-rich” and “Snag-poor“ Eastside Pine Forests 216 KB
Steve Zack, T. Luke George, and William F. Laudenslayer, Jr.

Distribution Patterns of Birds Associated with Snags in Natural and Managed Eastern Boreal Forests 252 KB
Pierre Drapeau, Antoine Nappi, Jean François Giroux, Alain Leduc, and Jean-Pierre Savard

Habitat Preferences of Primary Cavity Excavators in Washington's East Cascades 984 KB
Kenneth R. Bevis and Sandra K. Martin

Cavity-nesting Bird Use of Snags in Eastside Pine Forests of Northeastern California 228 KB
William F. Laudenslayer, Jr.

Woodpecker Foraging and the Successional Decay of Ponderosa Pine 252 KB
Kerry L. Farris, Edward O. Garton, Patricia J. Heglund, Steve Zack, and Patrick J. Shea

Forest Age and Relative Abundance of Pileated Woodpeckers on Southeastern Vancouver Island 232 KB
Carol L. Hartwig, Donald S. Eastman, and Alton S. Harestad

The Pileated Woodpecker as a Keystone Habitat Modifier in the Pacific Northwest 260 KB
Keith B. Aubry and Catherine M. Raley

Characteristics and Dynamics of Cavity Nest Trees in Southern British Columbia 228 KB
Christoph Steeger and Jakob A. Dulisse

How Dead Trees Sustain Live Organisms in Western Forests 324 KB
Fred L. Bunnell, Isabelle Houde, Barb Johnston, and Elke Wind

Summer and Fall Use of Logging Residue Piles by Female Short-tailed Weasels 260 KB
Kimberly A. Lisgo, Fred L. Bunnell, and Alton S. Harestad

Dead Wood and the Richness of Small Terrestrial Vertebrates in Southwestern Oregon 248 KB
Chris C. Maguire

Stag Retention and Use by Arboreal Marsupials in Eucalypt Forests in Southeast Queensland, Australia: Implications for Management 196 KB
Damien Moloney, Kevin Wormington, and Stephen DeStefano

Importance to Soils and Other Forest Resources

Importance to Soils and Other Forest Resources title page 54 KB

Fire as a Coarse Filter for Snags and Logs 508 KB
James K. Agee

Assemblages of Vascular Plants on Logs and Stumps within 28-year-old Aspen-dominated Boreal Forests 300 KB
Philip Lee and Kelly Sturgess

The Nutritional Significance of Coarse Woody Debris in Three Rocky Mountain Coniferous Forests 272 KB
Cindy E. Prescott and Raija Laiho

The Effects of Microsite (Logs versus Ground Surface) on the Presence of Forest Floor Biota in a Second-growth Hardwood Forest 188 KB
Charlotte Pyle and Michelle M. Brown

Demographics and Dynamics of Dead Wood

Demographics and Dynamics of Dead Wood title page 53 KB

Overview of Agents and Patterns of Mortality and Resulting Coarse Woody Debris Recruitment in Western Forests 620 KB
Brytten E. Steed and Michael R. Wagner

Comparing Deterioration and Ecosystem Function of Decay-resistant and Decay-susceptible Species of Dead Trees 744 KB
Paul E. Hennon, Michael H. McClellan, and Patricia Palkovic

Influence of Fire on the Dynamics of Dead Woody Material in Forests of California and Southwestern Oregon 224 KB
Carl N. Skinner

Demographics and Dynamics in Coastal Mesic Forests

Demographics and Dynamics in Coastal Mesic Forests title page 50 KB

Simulation of Stream Wood Source Distance for Small Streams in the Western Cascades, Oregon 244 KB
Mark A. Meleason, Stanley V. Gregory, and John Bolte

Standing Dead Tree Dynamics Extracted from Growth and Yield Permanent Sample Plots in British Columbia 200 KB
Jeff Stone, John Parminter, and Joe Braz

Dead Wood and Fire Relationships in Southwestern Oregon Western Hemlock Forests 168 KB
Diane E. White, Thomas Atzet, Patricia A. Martinez, and Lisa A. McCrimmon

The Number and Composition of Snags in the Pine-Spruce Stands of the Bialowieza National Park, Poland 160 KB
Wieslaw Walankiewicz

Demographics and Dynamics in the Cascades Forests

Demographics and Dynamics in the Cascades Forests title page 67 KB

A Coarse Wood Dynamics Model for the Western Cascades 244 KB
Kim Mellen and Alan Ager

Snag Recruitment in Subalpine Forests of the North Cascades, Washington State 176 KB
Paul T. Flanagan, Penelope Morgan, and Richard L. Everett

DecAID: A Decaying Wood Advisory Model for Oregon and Washington 272 KB
Kim Mellen, Bruce G. Marcot, Janet L. Ohmann, Karen L. Waddell, Elizabeth A. Willhite, Bruce B. Hostetler, Susan A. Livingston, and Cay Ogden

Regional Patterns of Dead Wood in Forested Habitats of Oregon and Washington 996 KB
Janet L. Ohmann and Karen L. Waddell

The DecAID Advisory Model: Wildlife Component 1.4 MB
Bruce G. Marcot, Kim Mellen, Susan A. Livingston, and Cay Ogden

Demographics and Dynamics in Sierra Nevada Forests

Demographics and Dynamics in Sierra Nevada Forests title page 50 KB

Dead Branches and Other Wildlife Resources on California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) 296 KB
Barrett A. Garrison, Robin L. Wachs, Terry A. Giles, and Matthew L. Triggs

Demography of Snags in Eastside Pine Forests of California 228 KB
F. Michael Landram, William F. Laudenslayer, Jr., Thomas Atzet

Assessing the Effect of Fire Regime on Coarse Woody Debris 248 KB
Pamela Wright, Mark Harmon, and Fred Swanson

Demographics and Dynamics in Rocky Mountain Forests

Demographics and Dynamics in Rocky Mountain Forests title page 57 KB

Mortality as a Source of Coarse Woody Debris in Managed Stands 2.3 MB
Carl E. Fiedler and Todd A. Morgan

Snags and Down Wood in the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project 316 KB
Jerome J. Korol, Miles A. Hemstrom, Wendel J. Hann, and Rebecca A. Gravenmier

Assessment of the Line Transect Method: An Examination of the Spatial Patterns of Down and Standing Dead Wood 284 KB
Duncan C. Lutes

Management of Dead Wood

Management of Dead Wood title page 96 KB

Forest Management and the Dead Wood Resource in Ponderosa Pine Forests: Effects on Small Mammal 256 KB
Carol L. Chambers

Dying and Dead Hardwoods: Their Implications to Management 4.5 MB
Fred L. Bunnell, Elke Wind, and Ralph Wells

Diameters and Heights of Trees with Cavities: Their Implications to Management 1.6 MB
Fred L. Bunnell, Elke Wind, Mark Boyland, and Isabelle Houde

How Should We Spatially Distribute Dying and Dead Wood? 248 KB
Fred L. Bunnell, Mark Boyland, and Elke Wind

Evaluating the Effects of Partial Cutting on Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris 332 KB
Susan K. Stevenson and Dagmar G. Keisker

Created Snag Monitoring on the Willamette National Forest 204 KB
Pat Boleyn, Eric Wold, and Ken Byford

The Efficacy of Inoculating Fungi into Conifer Trees to Promote Cavity Excavation by Woodpeckers in Managed Forests in Western Washington 416 KB
Martin J. Huss, James C. Bednarz, David M. Juliano, and Daniel E. Varland

Characteristics of Log Resources in Northeastern Oregon: Case Studies of Four Management Treatments 228 KB
Torolf R. Torgerse

Samping Methods for Snags and Large Trees Important to Wildlife 124 KB
Lisa J. Bate, Edward O. Garton, and Michael J. Wisdom

Accuracy and Efficiency of Methods to Sample Logs for Wildlife Research and Management 156 KB
Lisa J. Bate, Torolf R. Torgersen, Edward O. Garton, and Michael J. Wisdom

Effects of Prescribed Fire in Ponderosa Pine on Key Wildlife Habitat Components: Preliminary Results and a Method for Monitoring 252 KB
Tammy Randall-Parker and Richard Miller

Selection of Fire-created Snags at Two Spatial Scales by Cavity-nesting Birds 288 KB
Victoria Saab, Ree Brannon, Jonathan Dudley, Larry Donohoo, Dave Vanderzanden, Vicky Johnson, and Henry Lachowski

Dead Tree Management in British Columbia 196 KB
Jeff Stone, John Parminter, André Arsenault, Todd Manning, Nancy Densmore, Gerry Davis, and Andy MacKinnon

British Columbia's Dangerous Tree Assessment Process 384 KB
Todd Manning, Peter Bradford, Cary White, David Rowe, Nancy Densmore, and Stewart Guy

Managing Coarse Woody Debris in British Columbia's Forests: A Cultural Shift for Professional Foresters? 168 KB
André Arsenault

Water, Wildlife, Recreation, Timber… Coarse Woody Debris? 92 KB
John R. Mount

Creating and Maintaining Wildlife, Insect, and Fish Habitat Structures in Dead Wood 188 KB
Timothy K. Brown

Perspectives and Approaches to Management

Perspectives and Approaches to Management title page 61 KB

An Ecological Functional Basis for Managing Dead Wood Decay Elements for Wildlife 792 KB
Bruce G. Marco

A Case Study of Habitat Conservation Plans and the Protection of Snags and Coarse Woody Debris on Industrial Forest Lands 396 KB
Lorin L. Hicks and Henning C. Stabins

Management of Dead Wood: Perspectives of a State Forestry Agency 140 KB
Christopher P. Rowney

Moving Towards a New Paradigm for Woody Detritus Management 280 KB
Mark E. Harmon

Symposium Synthesis

Symposium Synthesis title page 52 KB

Dead Wood Management Issues and Opportunities: Future Directions 96 KB
Ann M. Bartuska

Citation

Laudenslayer Jr., William F.; Shea, Patrick J.; Valentine, Bradley E.; Weatherspoon, C. Phillip; Lisle, Thomas E. 2002. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests Reno, NV. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-181. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 949 p.