Chellaiah, Darshanaa
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
In many national guidelines and policies regarding protection of freshwater systems from stressors associated with forestry, riparian buffer width is a commonly prescribed strategy, typically with no other refinements of protection measures. In Sweden, the Strategic Management Objectives (SMOs) were developed to ensure that riparian buffers that are left after harvesting sustain important ecosystem attributes in aquatic systems, referred to as objectives, namely shading, biodiversity, reduction of sedimentation, and provision of deadwood and food. However, little specification is given on threshold targets or how to manage riparian zones to effectively provide these objectives. In this paper, we evaluated whether existing riparian buffers of different widths along small, recently harvested (
Riparian buffers; Best management practices; Buffer width; Ecological function; Forestry; Headwaters
Forest Ecology and Management
2021, volym: 499, artikelnummer: 119591
Utgivare: ELSEVIER
SDG6 Rent vatten och sanitet för alla
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
Skogsvetenskap
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113751