Decaying dead wood density measurements are a useful indicator for multiple purposes, such as for estimating the amount of carbon in dead wood and making predictions of potential diversity of dead wood-inhabiting fungi and insects.

Currently, qualitative decay phases are used as wood density estimates in many applications. Penetrometers, which are commonly used for measuring the density of standing trees, might also be applicable to dead wood density measurements.

Instant, cost-effective non-destructive testing method, the Pilodyn Penetrometer operates on the basis that a blunt pin is shoot into the wood with a pre-set energy, and from the penetration of the needle the density of the wood, or the degree of decay in the wood can be assessed.

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