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Redwoods in old growth forest in Muir Woods National Monument... Redwoods in old growth forest in Muir Woods National Monument... Many old growth forest stands are threatened by... it is difficult to ascertain hypothetical old growth forest characteristics that may have come into fruition had humans not destroyed such a great deal... The characteristic topography of much old growth forest consists of pits and mounds... Loss of old growth forest in the United States... Loss of old growth forest in the United States... Old growth forest serves as a reservoir for species which cannot thrive or easily regenerate in younger forest... A small proportion of Old Growth Forest also exists in South... s remaining intact old growth forest area was distributed among the continents as follows...

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Redwoods in old growth forest in Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California. | | Muir Woods National Monument | Marin County | California | An arborist in 'Atlas grove' next to a coastal redwood named  Iluvatar. This is old growth forest. | | Atlas grove | Iluvatar | Ancient Woodland | UK | Ancient Woodland | biological | trees | snags | logs | forests | vegetation | species | habitat destruction | logging | clear-cut logging | biodiversity | habitat | planet | indigenous species | fire | second-growth | Hardwood | United States | rare species | threatened species | endangered species | ecologically | Northern Spotted Owl | biodiversity | Two Giant Sequoias, Sequoia National Park. Note the large fire scar at the base of the right-hand tree; fires do not kill the trees but do remove competing thin-barked species, and aid Giant Sequoia regeneration. | | Sequoia National Park | cultural | trees | ecosystems | logging | natural | Ancient Woodland | United Kingdom | woodland | 1600 | England | Wales | 1750 | Scotland | United States | epochs | fire has been part of the natural forest dynamics for millennia | invasive species | megafauna | climate change | disturbance | Down wood decaying. | | canopy | topography | decay | soils | fungal | indicator species | climax | succession | forest canopy | herbaceous plants | Fungus on a broken tree in the Białowieża Forest, one of the last largely intact primeval forests in Europe | | Białowieża Forest | Europe | tree throws | humus | mineral | organic | woodpeckers | spotted owl | carbon | organic matter | soil | mosses | seedlings | rain forest | Pacific coast | soil profiles | clarify | Fungal | in-situ | Loss of old growth forest in the United States; 1620, 1850, and 1920 maps: From William B. Greeley's, The Relation of Geography to Timber Supply, Economic Geography, 1925, vol. 1, p. 1-11. Source of "Today" map: compiled by George Draffan from roadless area map in The Big Outside: A Descriptive Inventory of the Big Wilderness Areas of the United States, by Dave Foreman and Howie Wolke (Harmony Books, 1992). These maps represent only virgin forest lost. Some regrowth has occurred but not to the age, size or extent of 1620 due to population increases and food cultivation. | | United States | Fire regimes of United States plants.  Particularly before 1550, fires happened most frequently in tan, yellow, blue, pink, and light green areas. | | plants | animals | tropical rainforests | carbon | peat | greenhouse gases | climate change | logging | Spotted Owls | who? | timber | karri | Western Australian Forests Alliance | Gallop | National Parks | List of old growth forests | Greenpeace | Latin America | Amazon rainforest | Brazil | North America | Canada | US | Asia | boreal forest | Siberian tiger | Sea of Japan | Asia Pacific | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | biodiversity | | Ecology portal | | Environment portal | Biodiversity | Ecology | Illegal logging | Natural environment | 2008 | 06-04 | Categories | Conservation | Old growth forests | Wikipedia articles needing clarification | Articles with specifically-marked weasel-worded phrases |
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