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Struct uctural Co Comp mplexity Enhancem emen ent

Single Tree ee Selec ecti tion

Group Selec ecti tion

Mean Width by Treatment Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Mean Width (cm)

520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400

% Area Main Trails by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Main Trails (M) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Spur Trails by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Spur Trails (S) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Total Trails by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Total Trails (M+S) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Disturbed by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Disturbed (D) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Total Disturbed by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Total Disturbed (M+S+D) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Undisturbed by Unit

Treatment Unit

7 6 5 4 3 2

Area Undisturbed (U) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Main Trails by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Main Trails (M) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Spur Trails by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Spur Trails (S) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Total Trails by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Total Trails (M+S) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Disturbed by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Disturbed (D) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Total Disturbed by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Total Disturbed (M+S+D) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

% Area Undisturbed by Treatment

Treatment Type

GS STS SCE

Area Undisturbed (U) (%)

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

S0

Undisturbed

S1

Leaf Litter (O) Disturbed

S2

Topsoil (A) Disturbed

S3

Subsoil (E,B,C) Disturbed

From: Rab, M.A.. 1999. Measures and operating standards for assessing Montreal process soil sustainability indicators with reference to Victorian Central Highlands forest, southeastern

• Australia. Forest Ecology and Management. 117: 53-73.

Soil Horizons S0

0 Points

S1

1 Point

S2

2 Points

S3

3 Points

S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0

10 Wedges S0 x 0 pts 0 Wedges S1 x 1 pt 0 Wedges S2 x 2 pts + 0 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________

Disturbance Score

S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3 S3

0 Wedges S0 x 0 pts 0 Wedges S1 x 1 pt 0 Wedges S2 x 2 pts + 10 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________

Disturbance Score

30

S0 S0 S0 S0 S1 S2 S2 S2 S2 S1

4 Wedges S0 x 0 pts 2 Wedges S1 x 1 pt 4 Wedges S2 x 2 pts + 0 Wedges S3 x 3 pts ___________________

Disturbance Score

10

Disturbance Score by Treatment Main Trails

Tr eatm ent Type

GS STS SC E

Disturbance Score - Main Tra ils (M)

30 25 20 15 10 5

Disturbance Score by Treatment Spur Trails

Tr eatm ent Type

GS STS SC E

Disturbance Score - Spur Tra ils (S )

30 25 20 15 10 5

Disturbance Score by Treatment Disturbed

Tr eatm ent Type

GS STS SC E

Disturbance Score - Dist urbe d (D)

30 25 20 15 10 5

Disturbance Score by Treatment U ndisturbed

Tr eatm ent Type

GS STS SC E

Disturbance Score - Undistur bed (U)

30 25 20 15 10 5

Th Than ank Y You! Verm Vermont Monito t Monitoring Cooper Cooperati tive Dr.

• Dr. Bill

Bill Keeto Keeton, Dr.

• Dr. Don

Don Ross, Dr. Ross, Dr. Jeffre Jeffrey Hughe Hughes Fie Field Natural d Naturalist Program st Program: Walter Walter Polem Poleman, Deane Wang, Deane Wang, T-team team and and U-team team