deadwood

Abstract

Deadwood is often viewed simplistically as standing snags or fallen dead tree material and logs. In fact, there is a huge range of deadwood micro-habitats that may be found within these categories, as well as on living trees – in particular, veteran trees provide many important deadwood habitats. Dry rot holes, wet rot holes, rotting heart wood and decaying sap under bark are all examples of deadwood micro-habitats. In addition to these terrestrial habitats, deadwood that is fully or partially submerged in water provide essential micro-habitats for a variety of fish and freshwater invertebrates.