Biological legacies glossary and government resources

Biological legacies : features which remain on a site or landscape after anatural disturbance. These legacies include live and dead trees, coarse woody debris, soilorganic matter, plants, fungi, micro-organisms and seeds.

[Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]

Appendix E. Silvicultural Systems and Harvest Methods.
...retaining both living and dead structural elements ie "biological legacies".

Coos Bay Record of Decision: Glossary
Biological Legacies - Components of the forest stand (eg, large trees,

Summary - Southern Forest Resource Assessment
...because they retain biological legacies from the preceding forest type,

terra4
Plantations established on clearcuts retain biological legacies from the old

Forestry Assessment and Planning
These biological legacies provide us with a sense of the past and should be

S&G Sec F
...as well as snags and large down wood are left as biological legacies within

NBII - Pacific Northwest - FEMAT - Glossary
Biological legacies - Large trees, down logs, snags, ... as snags and large

NBII - Pacific Northwest - FEMAT - Terrestrial Forest Ecosystem ...
These stands would also provide for a renewable source of structural components

Western Lake Superior Watershed Workshop Abstracts
...iii) assess the influence of geomorphic and hydrologic processes on biological

Integrated Natural Fuels Management/Glossary
Biological Legacies: Features that remain on a site or landscape after a

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