Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 922 |
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| Citation | Huggard, D. and D. Lewis 2007. Summary of ECA effects of options for mountain pine beetle salvage - stand and watershed level reports. Prepared for BC Ministry of Environment. Kamloops |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.obwb.ca/obwrid/detail.php?doc=285 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This project synthesizes currently available local data related to the effects of salvaging or not salvaging stands killed by mountain pine beetle (MPB) on equivalent clearcut area (ECA). ECA is an indicator of the amount of forest disturbance in a watershed, and is one factor considered by professional hydrologists when predicting the hydrological effects of proposed watershed management. The primary goal of the project was to predict the short- and long-term ECA effects of different management options for MPB-affected stands and an overall watershed (Chase-Charcoal Creek, south of Chase, BC). Secondary goals were to assess the effects of alternative assumptions and identify main sources of uncertainty in the ECA predictions. Two longer reports detail the stand and watershed level methods and results2 . ECA, mountain pine beetle, forest harvest, salvage, peak flow, snowmelt |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Doug Lewis |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |