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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:Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department ofAgriculture; 949 p

Station ID: GTR-PSW-181

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

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

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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:Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department ofAgriculture; 949 p.