EFFECTS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON MID-ATLANTIC STREAMS

摘要

Agricultural and urban land use activities have affected stream ecosystems throughout the mid-Atlantic region. However, over 60/100 of the mid-Atlantic region is forested. A study was conducted to investigate the effects of management practices on forested stream ecosystems throughout the mid-Atlantic region. The study consisted of two phases: Phase 1 was a literature syn- thesis of information available on the effects of forest management practices on tream hydrology, erosion and sedimentation, riparian habitat alteration, chemical addition, and change in biotic di- versity in the mid-Atlantic region.