The effects of forest harvesting and best management practices on streamflow and suspended sediment concentrations during snowmelt in headwater streams in sub-boreal forests of British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1397-1407

  Macdonald, J S ^a   Beaudry, P G ^b   MacIsaac, E A ^a   Herunter, H E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PG Beaudry and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST HARVESTING;

FORESTRY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BOREAL FOREST; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CANADA;

PICEA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0141522984     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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