Introduction and a theoretical basis for using disturbance by forest management activities to sustain aquatic ecosystems

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 224-231

  Kreutzweiser, David P ^a   Sibley, Paul K ^b   Richardson, John S ^c   Gordon, Andrew M ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem sustainability; Forest watershed; Logging impacts; Natural disturbance emulation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GUIDELINE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LOGGING (TIMBER); RIPARIAN FOREST; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER RESOURCE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84871712346     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-114.1     Document Type: Article

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