Old-growth attributes
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Old-growth attributes
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structural features and other characteristics of old-growth forests,including: large trees for the species and site; wide variation in tree sizes and spacing;accumulations of large dead standing and fallen trees; multiple canopy layers; canopygaps and understory patchiness; elements of decay such as broken or deformed tops ortrunks and root decay; and the presence of species characteristic of old growth. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]
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