Problem
Threatened habitats of dead and decaying wood
Nature:
As woods and forests become more comercialised with single species predominating with ideals of economic efficiency little wood is left to rot. Contracters will attempt to use as much of the wood as possible and do not want dead wood to get in the way of machinery. Incidence:
From what we know of northern Canada, Russia and Poland, at any time up to 60% of the forest trees and bushes would have been dead or dying, providing a habitat for thousands of different kinds of fungi, ferns, flowering plants, insects and other invertebrates, mammals and birds. Broader Problems:
Threatened forest habitatsThreatened woodland habitats Related Problems:
Threatened boreal habitatsThreatened mountain habitatsThreatened tropical habitatsThreatened temperate habitatsThreatened subtropical habitats Subject(s):
Life → DeathGeography → Wild
Industry → Timber
Societal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
28.02.2000 – 00:00 CET