coarse woody debris , CWD (skrót)
coarse woody habitat , CWH (skrót)

It is also most common in forests with a large amount of well-rotted coarse woody debris.

Turtles of many species may also use coarse woody debris for basking.

Coarse woody debris, fallen dead trees and the remains of large branches on the ground in forests.

Some plants use coarse woody debris as habitat.

Scientific studies show that coarse woody debris can be a significant contributor to biological carbon sequestration.

In fire-prone forests, coarse woody debris can be a significant fuel during a wildfire.

A dead standing tree is known as a snag and provides many of the same functions as coarse woody debris.

Snags and coarse woody debris are also more abundant near some spotted owl nest locations.

Fallen wood, known as coarse woody debris, provides shelter for many kinds of amphibians, particularly salamanders.

By providing both food and microhabitats for many species, coarse woody debris helps to maintain the biodiversity of forest ecosystems.

Another factor that fishers select for are forest floors that have large amounts of coarse woody debris.

They are mainly found on trees (living and dead) and coarse woody debris, and may resemble mushrooms.

Coarse woody debris is very characteristic of the Silver fir ecoregion, providing microsites for organisms.

The persistence of coarse woody debris can shelter organisms during a large disturbance to the ecosystem such as wildfire or logging.

Habitat with abundant coarse woody debris is preferred by white-throated woodrats for cover (see Cover).

Objective criteria for the restoration of deciduous forest include large trees, coarse woody debris, spring emphemerals, and top predators.

Coarse woody debris (CWD), a term used for the dead trees left standing or fallen, including branches on the ground.

Criteria for restoring these forests have been established, and include increased tree size, spring ephemeral abundance, and coarse woody debris.

Fuel treatment effects on snags and coarse woody debris in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest.

The amount of coarse woody debris is considered to be an important criterion for the evaluation and restoration of temperate deciduous forest.

Eggs are concealed several feet below the surface in cold, slowly flowing water often beneath rocks and coarse woody debris in stream bottoms.

Coarse woody debris is likely an important feature of Mexican and California Spotted Owl habitats.

Coarse woody debris, particularly on slopes, stabilizes soils by slowing downslope movement of organic matter and mineral soil.

But some, like the common musk turtle, are known to bask on fallen trees and coarse woody debris on shorelines.

Houses are built by white-throated woodrats at the base of trees, shrubs, and cacti or in piles of coarse woody debris.

Some prefer the term coarse woody habitat (CWH).