Environmental Thesaurus

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ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22101

Preferred Name

deadwood decaying rate

Synonyms

rate of deadwood decaying

Definitions

Rate of decomposition (decaying) of deadwood in forest. Usually is expressed in decaying classes (1, less decayed or just dead, to 5 almost completely decayed). Deadwood is made up by dead branches, dead stems, stump remnants or dead trees (complete). The volume or biomass of deadwood in a forest is taken as an estimate of the suitability of that forest to host hifgher biodiversity of saproxilic fauna (fauna that lives on dead matter)

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http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

altLabel

rate of deadwood decaying

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

definition

Rate of decomposition (decaying) of deadwood in forest. Usually is expressed in decaying classes (1, less decayed or just dead, to 5 almost completely decayed). Deadwood is made up by dead branches, dead stems, stump remnants or dead trees (complete). The volume or biomass of deadwood in a forest is taken as an estimate of the suitability of that forest to host hifgher biodiversity of saproxilic fauna (fauna that lives on dead matter)

note

[controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci , 23/05/2013

prefLabel

deadwood decaying rate

created

2016-03-31

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20935

modified

2018-06-18

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