The effectiveness of different buffer widths for protecting headwater stream temperature in Maine

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-231

  Wilkerson, Ethel ^a   Hagan, John M ^a   Siegel, Darlene ^b   Whitman, Andrew A ^a  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Brunswick   (United States)

^b Terra Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer width; Forest practices; Headwater stream; Riparian buffers; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BUFFER WIDTH; FOREST PRACTICES; HARVEST ZONE; HEADWATER STREAM; RIPARIAN BUFFERS;

FORESTRY;

BUFFERS; FOREST CANOPY; HARVESTING; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 33744997216     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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