Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices - The Alsea Watershed Study (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

The Alsea Logging and Aquatic Resources Study, commissioned by the Oregon Legislature in 1959, marked the beginning of four decades of research in the Pacific Northwest devoted to understanding the impacts of forest practices on water quality, water quantity, aquatic habitat, and aquatic organism popu- tions. While earlier watershed research examined changes in runoff and erosion from various land uses, this study was the first watershed experiment to focus so heavily on aquatic habitat and organism response to forest practices. The Alsea Watershed Study, as it came to be known, extended over 15 years with seven years of pretreatment calibration measurements, a year of treatment, and seven years of post-treatment monitoring. The research was a cooperative effort with scientists from Oregon State University, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cooperating landowners included the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, the U.S. Forest Service, and a local rancher. It was a remarkable 15-year partnership marked by excellent cooperation among the participants and outstanding coordination among the scientists, many of whom participated actively for the entire period.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ecological Studies, 199
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2008
Editors:	John D. Stednick
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-94385-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources
LSN:	0-387-94385-4
Barcode:	9780387943855

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!