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Citation Hogan, DL, Bird, SA, Rice, S. 1998. Stream channel morphology and recovery process. In: Hogan, D.L., P.J. Tschaplinski, and S. Chatwin (Editors). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 41.
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URL https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh41.htm
Abstract/Description or Keywords In this paper we review research conducted in
small coastal streams on the Queen Charlotte
Islands and Vancouver Island. Research on the
Queen Charlotte Islands was designed specifically to
identify and describe the long-term response of
stream channels to increased sediment and debris
loadings resulting from both natural processes and
forest management practices. The focus of this
research is on log-jam characteristics (e.g., origin,
function, and longevity) because jams are the major
factor controlling the long-term evolution of channel
morphology and fish habitats. The streams have a
range of natural disturbance histories, with hillslope
failure events documented back to the 1820s and
impacts from logging that began 40 years ago.
Stream Channel Morphology and Recovery Processes
D. L. H, S. A. B  S. R
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Research undertaken by the Carnation Creek
Fish/Forestry Interactions Program was established
to document annual changes in a series of study
areas all located within a single watershed. The
physical setting of Carnation Creek on Vancouver
Island is similar to that of watersheds investigated
on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Church, this
volume) and enable much finer temporal resolution
of channel changes than does the research on the
Queen Charlotte Islands. The results from Carnation
Creek are used to illustrate a detailed, annual
sequence of channel changes that support the
longer-term (decades-long) results from the Queen
Charlotte Islands.
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