This study is part of the Alsea Basin Logging-Aquatic Resources
Study research program. It was initiated to determine the applicability
of energy budget theory to stream temperature prediction on small
forested streams. The study was also designed to evaluate the energy
budget technique as a tool in the management of...
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...