Forest Disturbance and its Relationship to Wildlife Habitat - Dec. 19, 2023

Ecological Forestry in the Context of Climate Change Webinar Series Session 4. Forest Disturbance and its Relationship to Wildlife Habitat presented by Brenda McComb (emeritus) and Andrew Merschel, Oregon State University. This presentation discusses the fundamental relationship of wildlife to forest structure and composition, forest disturbance as the creator of habitat elements, ecological forestry as necessary but not sufficient to provide habitat, and the climate drivers of habitat function: phenology and microclimatic refugia.