Introduction
For a brief introduction to the general roles of dead wood see
the brochure entitled Rotten Luck.
For a more detailed introduction to the role of down dead trees see "The
Ecological Role of Coarse Woody Debris" by
Tory Stevens.
For a detailed description of the ways by which wildlife trees and coarse
woody debris can fulfil the habitat requirements of wildlife species, see
Dagmar Keisker's working paper
titled "Types of Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris Required by Wildlife
of North-Central British Columbia".
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