mature forest definition
mature forest means a forest older than 80 years in a Coastal Western Hemlock zone and older than 120 years in a Mountain Hemlock zone, or means a forest classed as structural stage 6;
mature forest means a forest ecosystem containing a complex set of ecological conditions and attributes, including large standing and fallen trees, well-developed understory vegetation, gaps in the canopy, multiple canopy layers, a diversity of tree ages, diameter classes and degrees of decadence, large biomass of live and dead wood of varying sizes and degrees of decadence and a significant majority of old trees, where the significant majority of dominant and co-dominant trees are 80 years or older;
mature forest means forest that is > 141 years old and < 250 years old;
More Definitions of mature forest
mature forest means: for pine leading stands, trees that are greater than or equal to 80 years of age. for deciduous leading stands, trees that are greater than or equal to 60 years of age. for coniferous leading stands, other than pine, trees that are greater than or equal to 100 years of age.
mature forest means a forest with a stand age at least 80 years, or where the basal area of trees 30 cm or more in dbh is at least 40 m2/hectare and the basal area of trees 50 cm or more in dbh is at least 20 m2/hectare;
mature forest means mature forest as specified under KBHLPO Objective 2.