A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California
Forests are integral to sustaining clean water resources and healthy watersheds. It is critical, therefore, that managers fully understand the potential impacts of their actions on myriad ecosystem services provided by forested watersheds. While forest hydrologists have long used paired-watershed ex...
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| author | Salli F. Dymond Paul W. Richardson Lynn A. Webb Elizabeth T. Keppeler Ivan Arismendi Kevin D. Bladon Peter H. Cafferata Helen E. Dahlke David L. Longstreth Patrick K. Brand Peter R. Ode Christopher G. Surfleet Joseph W. Wagenbrenner |
| author_facet | Salli F. Dymond Paul W. Richardson Lynn A. Webb Elizabeth T. Keppeler Ivan Arismendi Kevin D. Bladon Peter H. Cafferata Helen E. Dahlke David L. Longstreth Patrick K. Brand Peter R. Ode Christopher G. Surfleet Joseph W. Wagenbrenner |
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| description | Forests are integral to sustaining clean water resources and healthy watersheds. It is critical, therefore, that managers fully understand the potential impacts of their actions on myriad ecosystem services provided by forested watersheds. While forest hydrologists have long used paired-watershed experiments to elucidate the complex interactions between forest management and watershed biogeochemical and ecohydrological processes, there is still much to learn from these studies. Here, we present an overview of the process for designing a paired-watershed study using a large harvesting experiment at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in coastal California as an example. We detail many considerations when designing such an experiment and highlight the wide range of scientific investigations that are part of the larger experiment. Paired watershed studies are a great example of community engaged scholarship and offer the unique opportunity to work with land managers to solve applied problems while simultaneously discovering new fundamental knowledge about how watersheds function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2bf8aca9b73445a86c377896171d78f2022-12-21T22:14:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2021-07-01410.3389/ffgc.2021.691732691732A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern CaliforniaSalli F. Dymond0Paul W. Richardson1Lynn A. Webb2Elizabeth T. Keppeler3Ivan Arismendi4Kevin D. Bladon5Peter H. Cafferata6Helen E. Dahlke7David L. Longstreth8Patrick K. Brand9Peter R. Ode10Christopher G. Surfleet11Joseph W. Wagenbrenner12Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, United StatesPacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Arcata, CA, United StatesCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fort Bragg, CA, United StatesPacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Bragg, CA, United StatesDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United StatesDepartment of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United StatesCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA, United StatesDepartment of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United StatesCalifornia Geological Survey, Santa Rosa, CA, United StatesCalifornia Geological Survey, Santa Rosa, CA, United States0California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory, Rancho Cordova, CA, United States1Department of Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesPacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Arcata, CA, United StatesForests are integral to sustaining clean water resources and healthy watersheds. It is critical, therefore, that managers fully understand the potential impacts of their actions on myriad ecosystem services provided by forested watersheds. While forest hydrologists have long used paired-watershed experiments to elucidate the complex interactions between forest management and watershed biogeochemical and ecohydrological processes, there is still much to learn from these studies. Here, we present an overview of the process for designing a paired-watershed study using a large harvesting experiment at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in coastal California as an example. We detail many considerations when designing such an experiment and highlight the wide range of scientific investigations that are part of the larger experiment. Paired watershed studies are a great example of community engaged scholarship and offer the unique opportunity to work with land managers to solve applied problems while simultaneously discovering new fundamental knowledge about how watersheds function.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.691732/fullforest hydrologytimber harvestecohydrologyforest managementcatchment |
| spellingShingle | Salli F. Dymond Paul W. Richardson Lynn A. Webb Elizabeth T. Keppeler Ivan Arismendi Kevin D. Bladon Peter H. Cafferata Helen E. Dahlke David L. Longstreth Patrick K. Brand Peter R. Ode Christopher G. Surfleet Joseph W. Wagenbrenner A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California Frontiers in Forests and Global Change forest hydrology timber harvest ecohydrology forest management catchment |
| title | A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California |
| title_full | A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California |
| title_fullStr | A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California |
| title_short | A Field-Based Experiment on the Influence of Stand Density Reduction on Watershed Processes at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds in Northern California |
| title_sort | field based experiment on the influence of stand density reduction on watershed processes at the caspar creek experimental watersheds in northern california |
| topic | forest hydrology timber harvest ecohydrology forest management catchment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.691732/full |
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