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Forest structure observed during summer (left) and winter (right) within bottomland hardwood forests circa 4 years after variable-retention, wildlife-forestry based silvicultural treatments (bottom) and on untreated control stands (top).
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... development and maintenance of structural (vertical and horizontal) heterogeneity, 2) achieving and retaining site appropriate tree species diversity, 3) maintaining an appropriate [sufficient yet acceptable] level of decadence, and 4) providing adequate reproduction to ensure sustainable habitat conditions and maintain future management options (Fig. 5). Maintaining or enhancing diversity of species -A diversity of flora, in the canopy, mid-story, and understory, buffers fluctuations (annual, seasonal, and temporal) in phenology, productivity, susceptibility, and merchantability of forests, although this is not universally applicable to canopy species (e.g., longleaf pine stand ...
