Canadian Forest Service Publications
Relations of interannual differences in stream litter breakdown with discharge: bioassessment implications. 2018. Yeung, A.C.Y.; Musetta-Lambert, J.L.; Kreutzweiser, D.P.; Sibley, P.K.; Richardson, J.S. Ecological Applications 9(9): e02423.
Year: 2018
Issued by: Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Catalog ID: 39379
Language: English
Availability: PDF (download)
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2423
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Plain Language Summary
The study combines and assesses data from several sites in BC and Ontario, including the CFS-led White River Riparian Harvesting Impacts Project. The assessment of leaf litter breakdown is refined as an indicator of sustaining aquatic ecosystem services in managed forest landscapes. The goal was to determine the natural influences on leaf litter breakdown so that the measurement can be refined and adjusted to be applied as an indicator of sustainability. Results show the natural hydrologic regime (watershed export rates) is a critical determinant of litter processing and can be predicted, therefore adjusted, to improve the effectiveness of this metric as an indicator of sustainability.
