Influence of streamside buffers on stream temperature response following clear-cut harvesting in western Oregon

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 993-1005

  Cole, Elizabeth ^a   Newton, Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTISE; CLEAR CUTS; FOREST HARVESTING; HARVESTING IMPACTS; POSTHARVEST; RIPARIAN BUFFERS; STREAM TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; TREE BUFFERS; WESTERN OREGON FORESTS;

HARVESTING;

CLEARCUTTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RIPARIAN FOREST; STREAMWATER; TIME SERIES; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BUFFERS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; OREGON;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887156716     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0138     Document Type: Article

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