Oregon Timber Harvests Don't Appear to Affect Rare Salamander, Study Finds
June 09, 2020
June 09, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 9 -- Oregon State University issued the following news:
A seven-year field experiment on 88 tree stands across Oregon's western Cascade Range found no discernable difference in the abundance and occupancy rates of rare Oregon slender salamanders on recently harvested tree stands - clear-cuts - compared to stands late in the harvest rotation - older than 50 years.
The findings are published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management. The project . . .
A seven-year field experiment on 88 tree stands across Oregon's western Cascade Range found no discernable difference in the abundance and occupancy rates of rare Oregon slender salamanders on recently harvested tree stands - clear-cuts - compared to stands late in the harvest rotation - older than 50 years.
The findings are published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management. The project . . .