Natural and anthropogenic influences on coarse woody debris stocks in Nothofagus–Araucaria forests of northern Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: Austral Ecology
• Main Authors: Szymañski, Carolina, Fontana, Gisela, Sanguinetti, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FIRE HISTORY; HUMAN ACCESS; STAND DEVELOPMENT; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Deadwood; Patagonia; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/182974

Coarse woody debris (CWD) is an important element driving ecological processes, strengthening ecosystem resilience and for biodiversity within forest ecosystems. However, the abundance and distribution of CWD and their relation to natural and human factors are poorly known in southern South America....