Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

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dc.contributor.authorWarrington, Brooke M.en
dc.contributor.authorAust, W. Michaelen
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Scott M.en
dc.contributor.authorFord, W. Marken
dc.contributor.authorDolloff, C. Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorSchilling, Erik B.en
dc.contributor.authorWigley, T. Bentlyen
dc.contributor.authorBolding, M. Chaden
dc.contributor.departmentForest Resources and Environmental Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-20T18:35:58Zen
dc.date.available2017-09-20T18:35:58Zen
dc.date.issued2017-09-07en
dc.date.updated2017-09-20T18:35:58Zen
dc.description.abstractForestry best management practices (BMPs) were developed to minimize water pollution from forestry operations by primarily addressing sediment and sediment transport, which is the leading source of pollution from silviculture. Implementation of water quality BMPs may also benefit riparian and aquatic wildlife, although wildlife benefits were not driving forces for BMP development. Therefore, we reviewed literature regarding potential contributions of sediment-reducing BMPs to conservation of riparian and aquatic wildlife, while realizing that BMPs also minimize thermal, nutrient, and chemical pollution. We reached five important conclusions: (1) a significant body of research confirms that forestry BMPs contribute to the protection of water quality and riparian forest structure; (2) data-specific relationships between forestry BMPs and reviewed species are limited; (3) forestry BMPs for forest road construction and maintenance, skid trails, stream crossings, and streamside management zones (SMZs) are important particularly for protection of water quality and aquatic species; (4) stream crossings should be carefully selected and installed to minimize sediment inputs and stream channel alterations; and (5) SMZs promote retention of older-age riparian habitat with benefits extending from water bodies to surrounding uplands. Overall, BMPs developed for protection of water quality should benefit a variety of riparian and aquatic species that are sensitive to changes in water quality or forest structure.en
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dc.identifier.citationWarrington, B.M.; Aust, W.M.; Barrett, S.M.; Ford, W.M.; Dolloff, C.A.; Schilling, E.B.; Wigley, T.B.; Bolding, M.C. Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review. Forests 2017, 8, 331.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/f8090331en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/79358en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectbest management practicesen
dc.subjectforest operationsen
dc.subjectriparian speciesen
dc.subjectsilvicultureen
dc.subjectwildlifeen
dc.titleForestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Reviewen
dc.title.serialForestsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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