Preferred term
coarse woody debris biomass
Definition
- Coarse woody debris (CWD) is dead woody material, in various stages of decomposition, located above the soil, larger than 7.5 cm in diameter (or equivalent cross-section) at the crossing point, which is not self-supporting. Trees and stumps (intact in ground) are considered self-supporting.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- biomass of coarse woody debris
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Contributor
- nsb@ceh.ac.uk@ceh.ac.uk
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Chinese
- 粗木質殘體
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20926