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Table 2 Basic wood density (g/m3) of deadwood by component, origin and decay class

From: Effects of forest management on the amount of deadwood in Mediterranean oak ecosystems

Decay class

Coarse woody debris

Standing dead trees

Stumps

Conifers

Broadleaves

Conifers

Broadleaves

Conifers

Broadleaves

1

0.4115

0.5130

0.4429

0.5228

0.4595

0.5113

2

0.3898

0.4686

0.4239

0.5258

0.4509

0.4943

3

0.3420

0.4443

0.3843

0.5137

0.3979

0.4510

4

0.2954

0.3440

0.3544

0.4386

0.3447

0.4104

5

0.2659

0.2551

0.3723

–

0.2712

0.3068

  1. Source: modified by Di Cosmo et al. (2013)