What are the Effects of Forest Management on Fish and the Aquatic Environment at a Watershed Scale?
Stream ecosystems are complex with multiple linkages among system components and processes at a watershed scale. While contemporary forest practice rules are designed to minimize negative impacts, forest harvest may affect elements or linkages at multiple points in watershed networks and these effects may then cascade through the system. Effects of forest harvest on these types of processes are best addressed at a watershed scale. The general objectives of the Trask Study are to investigate: ○ The effects of forest harvest on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of small headwater streams, ○ The extent to which alterations in stream conditions caused by harvest along headwater channels influences the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of downstream fish-bearing streams.
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