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The importance of large-diameter trees to the creation of snag and deadwood biomass

Ecological Processes, 2021
Background Baseline levels of tree mortality can, over time, contribute to high snag densities and high levels of deadwood (down woody debris) if fire is infrequent and decomposition is slow. Deadwood can be important for tree recruitment, and it plays a
James A. Lutz, Soren Struckman, Sara J. Germain, Tucker J. Furniss   +3 more
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Aboveground Deadwood Biomass and Composition Along Elevation and Land-Use Gradients at Mount Kilimanjaro

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Deadwood is an important structural and functional component of forest ecosystems and biodiversity. As deadwood can make up large portions of the total aboveground biomass, it plays an important role in the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle.
Armin Komposch, Armin Komposch, Andreas Ensslin, Markus Fischer, Markus Fischer, Andreas Hemp   +5 more
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Deadwood affects the soil organic matter fractions and enzyme activity of soils in altitude gradient of temperate forests

Forest Ecosystems, 2023
The main objective of our study has been to determine the role of deadwood in the shaping of the amount of soil organic matter fractions in mountain forest soils.
Ewa Błońska, Wojciech Prażuch, Jarosław Lasota   +2 more
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A Rural Alternative School and Its Effectiveness for Preventing Dropouts

The Rural Educator, 2018
This article describes a successful alternative school located in northwest Wyoming. Students who attend this school need an atmosphere that is accepting of their differences and allow them to express themselves without fear of ridicule or punishment ...
Christina Johnston, Gregory Cooch, Connie Pollard   +2 more
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Diversity of beetle species and functional traits along gradients of deadwood suggests weak environmental filtering

Forest Ecosystems, 2023
Background: Gradients in local environmental characteristics may favour the abundance of species with particular traits, while other species decline, or favour species with different traits at the same time, without an increase in average species ...
Marco Basile, Francesco Parisi, Roberto Tognetti, Saverio Francini, Fabio Lombardi, Marco Marchetti, Davide Travaglini, Elena De Santis, Gherardo Chirici   +8 more
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Phenylalanine ¹⁵N enrichment likely indicates fungal-derived organic nutrient acquisition in mycoheterotrophic plants across fungal guilds. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary Beyond fully mycoheterotrophic plants, many green plants may also obtain carbon from fungal partners. However, bulk stable isotope analyses often lack sufficient resolution in arbuscular mycorrhizal and rhizoctonia‐associated orchid systems, limiting inference of fungal‐derived organic nutrient acquisition.
Suetsugu K, Yoshimizu C, Matsubayashi J, Tayasu I.   +3 more
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Changes in live and deadwood pools in spruce-fir-beech forests after six decades of converting age class management to single-tree selection

Trees, Forests and People, 2023
Forests and their management are changing due to new policies, land abandonment, decisions of forest owners, tenure and climate change. The importance of deadwood as species habitat in combination with increasing concerns for biodiversity is now broadly ...
Mathias Neumann, Clemens Spörk, Hubert Hasenauer   +2 more
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Deadwood-Inhabiting Bacteria Show Adaptations to Changing Carbon and Nitrogen Availability During Decomposition

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Deadwood decomposition is responsible for a significant amount of carbon (C) turnover in natural forests. While fresh deadwood contains mainly plant compounds and is extremely low in nitrogen (N), fungal biomass and N content increase during ...
Vojtěch Tláskal, Petr Baldrian
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Full-scale experiments to examine the role of deadwood in rockfall dynamics in forests [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022
Forests are rockfall-protective ecological infrastructures as a significant amount of kinetic energy is absorbed during consecutive rock–tree impacts.
A. Ringenbach, A. Ringenbach, A. Ringenbach, E. Stihl, E. Stihl, Y. Bühler, Y. Bühler, P. Bebi, P. Bebi, P. Bartelt, P. Bartelt, A. Rigling, A. Rigling, M. Christen, M. Christen, G. Lu, A. Stoffel, A. Stoffel, M. Kistler, S. Degonda, K. Simmler, D. Mader, A. Caviezel, A. Caviezel   +23 more
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Looking for Earthworms in Deadwood [PDF]

Frontiers for Young Minds, 2020
Fallen branches, logs, and tree stumps are a valuable habitat in forests, giving food and shelter to many organisms, including earthworms. Unfortunately, deadwood is often removed from forests because its value is not fully appreciated. We wanted to overcome this by developing a sampling method for earthworms living in deadwood in forests.
Ashwood, Frank, Vanguelova, Elena I., Benham, Sue, Butt, Kevin Richard   +3 more
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