| inducing whole-assemblage change by experimental manipulation of habitat structure. | 1. habitat structure long has been identified as a primary factor influencing local assemblage composition. most evidence has been in the form of correlations of species occurrence and assemblage composition over a range of habitats, with experimental verification of relationships being relatively uncommon because of the difficulties of enacting precise manipulations of habitat structure. 2. fallen timber (also known as coarse or large woody debris) is one of the few habitat-structural elements ... | 2007 | 17584369 |