Even intensive natural
disturbances leave behind dead or living structural elements,
termed ‘‘legacies’’ (Franklin et al., 1985). The role of these legacies,
or residual structures, for conservation of biological diversity and
the recovery of ecosystem functioning following disturbance is
well recognized (Jonsson et al., 2005; Vanha-Majamaa et al., 2007).
Many studies have documented the relationships between the
occurrence and abundance of such structural attributes and the
occurrence, abundance and diversity of different taxonomic groups