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Stream Channel Adjustments Following Logging Road Removal in Redwood National Park (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Randy D. Klein

 
9780331319682: Stream Channel Adjustments Following Logging Road Removal in Redwood National Park (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0331319683 ISBN 13: 9780331319682
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how streams respond to winter storms after removing logging roads, with clear findings from Redwood National Park.

This technical report examines channel adjustments in 24 study reaches within Redwood National Park. It explains how organic debris, coarse fragments, and streambank materials influence erosion and armoring after winter flows. The work uses field measurements and regression analysis to identify the main factors driving scour and channel stabilization.

Readers will see how researchers measured organic step height, spacing, and bank resistance, and how these measurements relate to real-world management decisions in forested streams. The report also discusses data patterns, outliers, and how bedrock can reduce scour in some reaches.

  • How organic debris affects channel stability and erosion risk
  • Impact of coarse fragments and bank material properties on scour
  • Methods: thalweg surveys, sediment sampling, and regression analysis
  • Practical implications for stream crossings and road removal projects

Ideal for readers of field reports, park management studies, and practitioners focused on forest-stream interactions in coastal environments.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0331319683
ISBN 13 
9780331319682
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
63