Restoring Redwood Forests without Affecting Stream Temperatures
David Roon, OSU CORVALLIS, OR — Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done without adversely affecting streams' water temperature as long as the thinning isn't too intensive, new research by Oregon State University shows. PLOS One, the study led by Oregon State University (OSU) College of Agricultural Sciences graduate student David Roon is one of the few to quantify restorative thinning's effects on forest streams. "We don't know much about what happens with the more subtle changes in shade and light that come with thinning," Roon said. "Most of the ...
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