| Resource Name |
Riparian forest management: paradigms for ecological management and practices in Alberta |
| Unique File Number |
345 |
| Information Type |
applied Research |
| Surface Water |
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| Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
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| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
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| Strengths |
review of riparian management practices |
| Limitations |
dated? |
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| Information Subtype |
aquatic ecology |
| Organization |
Alberta Conservation Association and Alberta Research Council |
| Resource Name |
Lee, P., Smyth, C. 2003. Riparian forest management: paradigms for ecological management and practices in Alberta. Report produced by the Alberta Research Council (Vegreville, Alberta) and the Alberta Conservation Association (Edmonton, Alberta) for the Northern Watershed Project Stakeholder Committee. Northern Watershed Project Final Report No. 1. 117 pp. |
| Resource Purpose |
This report reviewed the qualitative and quantitative data dealing with the ecological retention of treed riparian buffers in timber harvest cutblocks. The review focused primarily on the Boreal and Rocky Mountain ecoregions withapplications to Alberta. Studies outside of the Boreal or Rocky Mountain were considered when demonstrating broader concepts or when data was not available for these regions. The report was organized into nine sections with two appendices, but deals with four major issues:
1) defining riparian areas,
2) qualitative and quantitative review for the ecological-basis of riparian buffers,
3) quantitative review of management guidelines for riparian buffers, and
4) natural disturbance-succession model (based on wildfires) for management of riparian. |
| Type of Information |
report |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
boreal Plains |
| Drinking Water |
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| Ecosystem |
y |
| Fish |
y |
| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
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| Link |
http://www.ab-conservation.com/go/default/custom/uploads/reportseries2/NWP%20REPORT%201.pdf |
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