Impacts of logging in Carnation Creek, a high-energy coastal stream in British Columbia, and their implication for restoring fish habitat

Hartman, G. F.; Scrivener, J. C.; Miles, McConville

doi:10.1139/f95-267

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“…Nevertheless, forest disturbance in M1 and L1 was associated with increases in small and moderate flows. This is consistent with studies (e.g., Hornbeck et al 1993;Keenan and Kimmins 1993;Hartman et al 1996) showing clear-cutting to produce the greatest streamflow increases during low-flow periods, with smaller impacts on peak flows. The results also support the scale effect in the relationship between forest disturbance and resulting streamflow changes suggested by Coats and Miller (1981).…”

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Boreal forest disturbance and streamflow response, northeastern Ontario

Buttle¹,

Metcalfe²

2000

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Abstract:The effects of forest disturbance on streamflow from small (<10 km 2 ) basins have been well documented; however, implications of such disturbance for streamflow from relatively large rivers in the Canadian boreal forest are unclear. Landsat imagery was used to determine changes in the type, amount, and location of forest disturbance in northeastern Ontario between 1985 and 1990. These were compared with streamflow responses from medium-and large-scale basins in the region. Harvesting dominated forest disturbance, and total disturbance as of 1990 ranged from 25% of basin area in the northwest part of the region to 5% in the southeast. There was limited streamflow response to land cover changes, with no definitive changes in water year runoff or peak flow magnitude and timing. This likely reflects the ability of relatively large basins to buffer the hydrologic impacts of the small degree of recent forest disturbance, combined with the influence of climatic variability on temporal trends in basin streamflow. However, disturbance was associated with increases in moderate and low flows from medium and large basins, respectively, which occurred largely during summer months.Résumé : Les effets des perturbations de la forêt sur l'écoulement dans les petits bassins (<10 km 2 ) sont bien documentés, mais les incidences de ces perturbations sur le débit de cours d'eau relativement grands dans la forêt boréale canadienne ne sont pas clairs. Nous avons eu recours à l'imagerie Landsat pour déterminer les changements dans le type, l'importance et la localisation des perturbations de la forêt dans le nord-ouest de l'Ontario entre 1985 et 1990. Nous avons comparé ces éléments aux réactions dans l'écoulement de bassins d'échelle moyenne à grande dans la ré-gion. C'est l'exploitation forestière qui dominait les perturbations, et la perturbation totale en 1990 allait de 25% de la superficie du bassin dans la zone nord-ouest à 5% dans le sud-est. La réaction de l'écoulement au changement dans la couverture du sol était limitée, et aucun changement définitif n'a été noté dans le volume d'écoulement annuel ni dans l'ampleur et le calendrier des pics de débit. Cela s'explique vraisemblablement par l'aptitude des bassins relativement grands à compenser les impacts hydrologiques d'un faible degré de perturbation récente de la forêt, combinée à l'influence de la variabilité climatique sur les tendances temporelles du débit des bassins. Toutefois, la perturbation était associée à des hausses des écoulements modérés et faibles des bassins de taille moyenne et grande, respectivement, qui se produisaient essentiellement pendant les mois d'été.[Traduit par la Rédaction] Buttle and Metcalfe 18

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confidence: 92%

Boreal forest disturbance and streamflow response, northeastern Ontario

Buttle¹,

Metcalfe²

2000

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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“…However, removal of riparian forest may adversely affect thermal regime (see reviews in Morash 2001, Steedman et al 2004), inputs of fine organic matter (Webster and Waide 1982, Webster et al 1990, Hartman et al 1996, and recruitment of coarse woody material (Dolloff and Webster 2000, Meleason et al 2003, Jones andDaniels 2008). Stream temperature typically is influenced by forest within 10 to 30 m of shorelines depending on tree height and canopy density (Barton et al 1985, Castelle et al 1994, Sridhar et al 2004, Wilkerson et al 2006).…”

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Emulation of natural disturbance (END) for riparian forest management: synthesis and recommendations

et al. 2012

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“…Although additional nutrient inputs sometimes can enhance fish habitat in headwater streams, in some cases, these inputs could stimulate downstream eutrophication [2]. Fresh slash and debris inputs may elevate water temperatures and decrease dissolved oxygen in still or very slow-flowing water [2], although predictions are challenging due to complexity in natural ecosystems [2,127]. However, natural input of woody debris provided by SMZs should benefit aquatic and riparian wildlife by providing microhabitat and providing allochthonous organic matter to aquatic ecosystems [39,112].…”

Section: Streamside Management Zonesmentioning

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Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

Warrington

Aust

Barrett

et al. 2017

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Forestry best management practices (BMPs) were developed to minimize water pollution from forestry operations by primarily addressing sediment and sediment transport, which is the leading source of pollution from silviculture. Implementation of water quality BMPs may also benefit riparian and aquatic wildlife, although wildlife benefits were not driving forces for BMP development. Therefore, we reviewed literature regarding potential contributions of sediment-reducing BMPs to conservation of riparian and aquatic wildlife, while realizing that BMPs also minimize thermal, nutrient, and chemical pollution. We reached five important conclusions: (1) a significant body of research confirms that forestry BMPs contribute to the protection of water quality and riparian forest structure; (2) data-specific relationships between forestry BMPs and reviewed species are limited; (3) forestry BMPs for forest road construction and maintenance, skid trails, stream crossings, and streamside management zones (SMZs) are important particularly for protection of water quality and aquatic species; (4) stream crossings should be carefully selected and installed to minimize sediment inputs and stream channel alterations; and (5) SMZs promote retention of older-age riparian habitat with benefits extending from water bodies to surrounding uplands. Overall, BMPs developed for protection of water quality should benefit a variety of riparian and aquatic species that are sensitive to changes in water quality or forest structure.

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Impacts of logging in Carnation Creek, a high-energy coastal stream in British Columbia, and their implication for restoring fish habitat

Cited by 111 publications

References 20 publications

Boreal forest disturbance and streamflow response, northeastern Ontario

Boreal forest disturbance and streamflow response, northeastern Ontario

Emulation of natural disturbance (END) for riparian forest management: synthesis and recommendations

Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

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