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ROTTEN LUCK, The Role of Downed Wood in Ecosystems

Author(s): Ministry of Forests, Research Branch and University of British Columbia
Branch: Research
Subject: Biodiversity
Series: Brochure
Other details: Published June 1995, 6 pages.
Funding for Internet version was provided by Forest Renewal BC

Abstract

What is Downed Wood?

When a tree dies its life is only partly over. As wood decays it continues to play an essential role in many different ecosystems – in forests, in streams, in estuaries and in the ocean. As they decay, fallen trees, broken branches, slabs of bark and upturned roots:
Downed wood is also a biological legacy – a link between present and future forests.

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