Headwater stream temperature: Interpreting response after logging, with and without riparian buffers, Washington, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 302-313

  Janisch, Jack E ^a   Wondzell, Steven M ^b   Ehinger, William J ^a  

^a Environmental Assessment Program   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forests; Headwater streams; Logging; Pacific Northwest; Riparian buffers; Stream temperature

Indexed keywords

FORESTS; HEADWATER STREAM; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; STREAM TEMPERATURES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; ENERGY BUDGET; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HEADWATER; LOGGING (TIMBER); OVERSTORY; RIPARIAN FOREST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

BUFFERS; FORESTRY; LOGGING; OPTIMIZATION; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE; WASHINGTON; WETLANDS;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84858005746     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.035     Document Type: Article

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