Table 1 Mandatory measures of deadwood elements, in ICP Forests Level I plots, according to deadwood type and description of deadwood type
From: A dataset of forest volume deadwood estimates for Europe
Mandatory measures of deadwood elements | Deadwood type | Description of deadwood type |
|---|---|---|
DBH: diameter at breast height Htot: total height | SDT: standing dead trees | A standing dead tree recorded if DBH ≥ 10 cm and Htot ≥ 1.3 m |
LDT: lying dead trees | Lying dead trees was recorded if DBH ≥ 10 cm | |
ltot: total length dhalf: diameter at half-length | snag | Snag recorded if ltot ≥ 1.3 m and dhalf ≥ 10 cm |
CWD: coarse woody debris | CWD recorded if dhalf > 10 cm | |
hcut: height from the ground dcut: diameter of the top section | stump | Stump recorded if hcut < 1.3 m and dcut ≥ 10 cm |