Effects of selective forest harvesting on organic matter inputs and accumulation in headwater streams

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-30

  Kreutzweiser, David P ^a   Capell, Scott S ^a   Beall, Frederick D ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Headwater streams; Impacts; Organic matter; Selective logging

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); WATERSHEDS;

HEADWATER STREAMS; ORGANIC MATTERS; SHELTERWOOD HARVESTS;

HARVESTING;

ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; WATER SHEDS;

RIPARIA;

EID: 4644244005     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/21.1.19     Document Type: Article

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