An evaluation of mitigation measures to reduce impacts of peat harvesting on the aquatic habitat of the East Branch Portage River, New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-452

  Clément, Marie ^a   St Hilaire, André ^b,c   Caissie, Daniel ^a,c   Chlasson, Alyre ^d   Courtenay, Simon ^a,c   Hardie, Peter ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC HABITATS; BEFORE-AND-AFTER STUDY; BUFFER ZONES; DRAINED WATER; FISH ABUNDANCE; MITIGATION MEASURES; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; PEATLAND; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS; SEDIMENTATION PONDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; VEGETATED BUFFER ZONE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; MAINTENANCE; MEATS; PEAT; WETLANDS;

RIVERS;

EID: 76349103468     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3404441     Document Type: Article

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