Higher densities of tree microhabitats in unmanaged forests may explain biodiversity
differences with managed forests. To better understand the determinants of this potential
biodiversity indicator, we studied the influence of tree characteristics on a set of tree
microhabitats (eg cavities, cracks, bark features) on 75 plots in managed and unmanaged
French forests. We hypothesized that the number of different microhabitat types per tree and
the occurrence of a given microhabitat type on a tree would be higher in unmanaged than in …

Higher densities of tree microhabitats in unmanaged forests may explain biodiversity
differences with managed forests. To better understand the determinants of this potential
biodiversity indicator, we studied the influence of tree characteristics on a set of tree
microhabitats (cavities, cracks, bark features) on 75 plots in managed and unmanaged
French forests. We hypothesized that the number of different microhabitat types per tree and
the occurrence of a given microhabitat type on a tree would be higher in unmanaged than in …