The effects of riparian forest management on the freshwater environment: a literature review of best management practice

National Forests and Water Guidelines require the establishment of riparian buffers to help protect the freshwater environment from disturbance by silvicultural operations on the adjacent land. The main functions of the riparian buffer are considered to be sediment removal and erosion control,...

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Main Authors: S. Broadmeadow, T. R. Nisbet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/8/286/2004/hess-8-286-2004.pdf