Appendix: Examples of Forest Structures That May Provide Wildlife Habitat

D. Walsh; Malcolm P. North

Treesearch

Appendix: Examples of Forest Structures That May Provide Wildlife Habitat

Informally Refereed

Authors:

D. Walsh, Malcolm P. North

Year:

2012

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: North, Malcolm, ed. 2012. Managing Sierra Nevada forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-237. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 177-184

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Abstract

The photos in this appendix may help identify some of the unique branching formations or bole characteristics in trees that can make a tree particularly valuable for wildlife, either for nesting, roosting, and use as hunting perches, or other uses. We have organized these following Bull et al.'s (1997)³ focus on five conditions: live trees with decay, hollows or brooms, snags, and logs. We’ve also included in these photos examples of understory areas with vertical diversity and hiding cover created by the retention of understory saplings, intermediate-sized trees, hardwoods, and brush.

Parent Publication

Managing Sierra Nevada forests

Citation

Walsh, D.; North, M. 2012. Appendix: Examples of Forest Structures That May Provide Wildlife Habitat. In: North, Malcolm, ed. 2012. Managing Sierra Nevada forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-237. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 177-184.