heartrot

There is a different bias (Heartwood Rot Bias) in which, if an author assigns chronological year 1 to year 1 of a core with heartrot (which are presumably mostly subfossil), you make the subfossil trees date younger than they really are and bias your MWP/modern comparison.

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Be sure to check multiple-stemmed coppice trees for holes; they are particularly susceptible to heartrot.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Be sure to check multiple-stemmed coppice trees for holes; they are particularly susceptible to heartrot.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Though their leaves may be slow to rot, the trunks of oaks are frequently stricken with heartrot.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Their trunks become riddled with heartrot, and as their inner wood softens, tree-hugging conks erupt on their bark.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Their trunks become riddled with heartrot, and as their inner wood softens, tree-hugging conks erupt on their bark.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Though their leaves may be slow to rot, the trunks of oaks are frequently stricken with heartrot.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

Though their leaves may be slow to rot, the trunks of oaks are frequently stricken with heartrot.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

For nesting, it looks for older pines that are infected with red heartrot, a fungal disease that softens the interior, making nest digging easier.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

For nesting, it looks for older pines that are infected with red heartrot, a fungal disease that softens the interior, making nest digging easier.

The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989