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Study: Oregon Timber Harvests Don't Appear to Affect Rare Salamander

from Oregon State University via Science Daily, June 9, 2020

Study: Oregon Timber Harvests Don't Appear to Affect Rare Salamander Oregon State University via Science Daily, June 9, 2020 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. To their surprise, the researchers found that a different, more commonly found terrestrial salamander, the Ensatina, was negatively affected by timber harvest. The study emphasizes, however, the importance of downed wood in the detection of both species. READ MORE

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