The impact of timber harvesting on the size, amount, and decay ...
The impact of timber harvesting on the size, amount, and decay ...
The impact of timber harvesting on the size, amount, and decay ...
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Locati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Forest type• Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)– dry sclerophyll, mixed age forest• Medium <strong>size</strong>d tree,– slow growing (high quality forest -1.2 m 3 /ha/yr) ,– tolerates competiti<strong>on</strong>• Mediterranean climate– 650 to 1300 mm annual rainfall– Hot/dry summers <strong>and</strong> frequent fire• Varied <str<strong>on</strong>g>harvesting</str<strong>on</strong>g> history– No <str<strong>on</strong>g>harvesting</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> old-growth– Shelterwood, gap, thinning– Commercial <str<strong>on</strong>g>harvesting</str<strong>on</strong>g> for firewood <strong>and</strong> charcoalproducti<strong>on</strong> since 1990 (~ 10 t<strong>on</strong>nes/ha, including green)• CWD dependant species –– 85 species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> macr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ungi associated with dead woodmany specifically col<strong>on</strong>ize large logs,– Invertebrates, cryptogams (FORESTCHECK)– various herpet<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>auna, Carpet Pyth<strong>on</strong>, Marbled Gecko,Southwestern Crevice Skink– Hollow using mammals - Chuditch, Numbat, Mardo,Western Pygmy Possum
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