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Buffer strips for stream temperature control

Creator:

Brazier, Jon Roger, Brown, George Wallace, 1939-, and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory

Abstract:

During clearcut logging, complete removal of the forest canopy and the shade it provides to small streams can cause large increases in water temperature. Such increases in temperature can be prevented if buffer strips of vegetation are left along the stream to provide shade. The purposes of this paper are...

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Full Text:

Claude McLean of the U.S. Forest Service for their help in developing management guidelines and