NALT

Preferred term

coarse woody debris

Topic

Large dead woody material such as fallen trees and branches in various stages of decomposition that provides nutrient capital to forest resources and serves as habitat in forest and riparian ecosystems. May serve a geomorphic function in stream channels.

dead wood

slash

coarse woody habitat
CWD (coarse woody debris)
large woody debris

Use for naturally uprooted trees and fallen branches that serve an ecological function in forests or in streams; For woody debris left in the forest as the result of an anthropogenic activity such as logging USE slash.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

53034

Spanish

desechos leñosos gruesos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/104904

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Created 7/25/07, last modified 11/4/15