Gladstone Creek Initial Biodiversity and Old Growth Analysis - Page 3 



*Only a portion of this stand is in the analysis area. Acres shown are for the analysis area, not 

 the full stand. 



** Relatives ages are based either upon known actual age, or observation of a significant number 

 of large diameter extremely dominant tree crowns in the overstory, on the 1 990 aerial photo. 



Actual stand age structure is not available for all stands in the analysis area, furthermore, an 

 arbitrary division by age in years is not always indicative of stand characteristics (canopy layers, 

 snags, down woody material, etc.) associated with "Old Growth". Forest canopy structure is an 

 "Old Grov4h'" characteristic that can be assessed on aerial photography. In the Relative Age 

 Column, a "M" indicates the presence of a significant number of large diameter extremely 

 dominant tree crowns in the overstory, with other multiple lower canopy layers completing the 

 overall stocking (based on 1990 aerial photos). A designation of "S" indicates that the stand has 

 a single relatively uniform canopy layer. 



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