The amount of coarse dead wood and associated decay rates in forest reserves and managed forests, northwest Turkey

Abstract

This study describes the state of coarse dead wood (CDW) in the Forest Reserve and the Managed Forest zones of northern conifer-broadleaved mixed forest. The results showed mean total CDW volumes in the ranges 30,05 +/- 11,06 m(3)/ha in the Forest Reserve (6,33 +/- 2,98% of the LW volume), and 9,31 +/- 2,84 m(3)/ha in the Managed Forest (1,96 +/- 0,84% of the LW volume). The total CDW volume was 3,22 times higher in the Forest Reserve than in the Managed Forest.