Are current efforts sufficient to ensure healthy fish populations?

Bob Danehy; Andy Dolloff

Treesearch

Are current efforts sufficient to ensure healthy fish populations?

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Bob Danehy, Andy Dolloff

Year:

2013

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Western Forester 58(1): 1-3

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Abstract

The maintenance and conservation of fish and wildlife populations in landscapes managed for timber production is a contemporary stewardship requirement and a challenge for forest managers. Best management practices (BMPs) have been developed to meet these challenges. Most BMPs were developed starting in the 1970s so the full impact and the success of those BMPs are not fully understood. In the aquatic realm, BMPs have focused on harvest restrictions in riparian zones and on techniques for minimizing sediment from roads and road-stream crossings.

Keywords

conservation, best management practices, logging, habitat, riparian protection, land conversion, development

Citation

Danehy, Bob; Dolloff, Andy. 2013. Are current efforts sufficient to ensure healthy fish populations? Western Forester 58(1): 1-3.