| Title | Effect of contemporary forest harvesting practices on headwater stream temperatures: Initial response of the Hinkle Creek catchment, Pacific Northwest, USA |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Kibler, Kelly M., Arne Skaugset, Lisa M. Ganio, and Manuela M. Huso |
| Secondary Title | Forest Ecology and Management |
| Volume | 310 |
| Pagination | p.680–691 |
| Date Published | 2013, Dec.15 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Calapooya Creek, Clay Creek, DeMersseman Creek, Fenton Creek, Hinkle Creek, logging, Myers Creek, North Fork Hinkle Creek, Russell Creek, South Fork Hinkle Creek, Umpqua River, water quality, water temperature |
| Notes | A really interesting look at the effects of clearcut logging on non-fish bearing headwater streams in the Umpqua River Basin. “The summer following harvesting, we observed a variable temperature response across the four harvested streams. Mean maximum daily stream temperatures ranged from 1.5 C cooler to 1.0 C warmer relative to pre-harvest years. We also observed significantly lower minimum and mean daily stream temperatures, and recorded particularly low temperatures in treatment streams on days that minimum stream temperatures in reference streams were high.” (from the Abstract) Slash residue from logging seems to have affected water temperatures in a surprising way. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.009 |
