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DecAID : The Decayed Wood Management Advisor

DecAID : The Decayed Wood Management Advisor. USDA Forest Service USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. http://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us:81/pnw/DecAID/DecAID.nsf. Welcome to DecAID Advisor !. On-line information and advice … . Welcome to DecAID Advisor !. To help you manage … snags

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DecAID : The Decayed Wood Management Advisor

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  1. DecAID:The Decayed Wood Management Advisor USDA Forest Service USDI Fish and Wildlife Service http://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us:81/pnw/DecAID/DecAID.nsf

  2. Welcome to DecAID Advisor ! On-line information and advice …

  3. Welcome to DecAID Advisor ! To help you manage … • snags • partially dead trees • down wood • other wood decay elements

  4. Welcome to DecAID Advisor ! To help you manage … • snags • partially dead trees • down wood • other wood decay elements For biodiversity in forests of WA and OR

  5. What is DecAID Advisor ? A Web site for everyone A synthesis of literature on … • wildlife use of snags & down wood • inventory of snags & down wood • info on insects, pathogens, fungi, & ecosystems A tool to help you manage dead wood

  6. What is in DecAID Advisor ? Statistics on wildlife use of snags and down wood

  7. What is in DecAID Advisor ? Statistics on wildlife use of snags and down wood Statistics on forest inventory of snags and down wood

  8. What is in DecAID Advisor ? Statistics on wildlife use of snags and down wood Statistics on forest inventory of snags and down wood Summary information on other ecosystem aspects of dead wood management

  9. Let’s explore DecAID Advisor ... It’s easy, Mommy!

  10. DecAID Advisor Home Page This is the DecAID Advisor Home Page.

  11. Lots of information on dead wood topics. Lots ofinformationon dead wood topics

  12. Links to related sites. Links to related sites

  13. Now let’s run it. Now let’s run it !

  14. Study the intro, cautions, and tutorial. Be sure to study the intro, cautions, and tutorial.

  15. First pick a Wildlife Habitat Type. OK, let’s go: First pick a Wildlife Habitat Type ...

  16. Wildlife Habitat Type selected. OK, let’s go: First pick a Wildlife Habitat Type ...

  17. Next pick a structural condition. Next, pick a Structural Condition ...

  18. Structural condition selected. Next, pick a Structural Condition ...

  19. View a map of inventory plots. View a map of inventory plots … to help decide what habitat you’re in

  20. Example map of inventory plots View a map of inventory plots … to help decide what habitat you’re in

  21. Now click the Query button. Now click the Query button ...

  22. The result: a Summary Narrative. … the result: a Summary Narrative on that habitat type and condition

  23. …with detailed information. … with much detailed info on wood decay in your habitat.

  24. Buttons for detailed data on snags etc. Buttons for detailed data on snags, down wood, etc.

  25. Example of Snag DBH wildlife use & inventory data. Example of Snag DBH wildlife use & inventory data ...

  26. …wildlife use, at 3 “tolerance” levels… … wildlife use, at 3 “tolerance” levels ...

  27. …inventory data… & lots more. … inventory data … & lots more.

  28. Ask: what wildlife species use a given snag DBH? Use this to ask: What wildlife species use a given snag DBH?

  29. Or…what DBH is needed to meet all spp needs? or .. what DBH is needed to meet all spp needs?

  30. View detailed underlying wildlife & inventory data. View detailed underlying wildlife & inventory data.

  31. “Drill down” many levels to view detailed data. You can “drill down” many levels to view detailed data.

  32. Examples of using inventory data on snag density. Examples of using inventory data on snag density...

  33. Ask: how much wood do I need to match known levels in unharvested forests? Use this to ask: How much wood do I need to match known levels in unharvested forests?

  34. Or ask: how do I distribute different snag densities across the watershed? Or … ask: How do I distribute different snag densities across the watershed?

  35. Or ask: how much of the forest contains at least a particular snag density? Or … ask: How much of the forest contains at least a particular snag density?

  36. Using DecAID Advisor ...

  37. DecAID Advisor helps to answer:

  38. How much, & what sizes of down wood to leave, for wildlife use … & to match “unharvested” levels? DecAID Advisor helps to answer:

  39. What DBH and density of snags to leave, for wildlife use … & to match “unharvested” levels? DecAID Advisor helps to answer:

  40. DecAID Advisor helps to answer: Which wildlife use wood decay elements, including hollow trees, loose bark, etc. ?

  41. DecAID Advisor helps to answer: What insects and pathogens occur in various habitats … and how do they interact with management ?

  42. DecAID Advisor: Helping YOU to manage Snags, Partially Dead Trees, and Down Wood in Forests of WA and OR

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