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Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices

The Alsea Watershed Study

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. John D. Stednick

    1. Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

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  • Contains information gleaned from the original Alsea Watershed Study and the “new” study of 20 years later
  • Includes analyses and syntheses of other relevant work, much of which originated from questions generated by the original study
  • Represents the cooperative effort of many scientists from several disciplines. It comes at a time when mangers and policy makers are searching for ways to restore the runs of salmon and steelhead to rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 199)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. The Alsea Watershed Study

    • James D. Hall, John D. Stednick
    Pages 1-18

  3. Effects of Timber Harvesting on Streamflow in the Alsea Watershed Study

    • John D. Stednick
    Pages 19-36

  4. Stream Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen

    • George G. Ice
    Pages 37-54

  5. Forest Practices and Sediment Production in the Alsea Watershed Study

    • Robert L. Beschta, William L. Jackson
    Pages 55-66

  6. Salmonid Populations and Habitat

    • James D. Hall
    Pages 67-93

  7. The Oregon Forest Practices Act and Forest Research

    • Anne B. Hairston-Strang, Paul W. Adams, George G. Ice
    Pages 95-113

  8. The New Alsea Watershed Study

    • John D. Stednick
    Pages 115-121

  9. Flynn Creek: Research Natural Area

    • Arthur McKee, Sarah Greene
    Pages 123-138

  10. Long-term Streamflow Changes Following Timber Harvesting

    • John D. Stednick
    Pages 139-155

  11. Long-term Water Quality Changes Following Timber Harvesting

    • John D. Stednick
    Pages 157-170

  12. Risk Assessment for Salmon from Water Quality Changes Following Timber Harvesting

    • J. D. Stednick, T. J. Kern
    Pages 171-182

  13. Sedimentation Studies Following the Alsea Watershed Study

    • Robert L. Beschta, William L. Jackson
    Pages 183-210

  14. Woody Debris from the Streamside Forest and its Influence on Fish Habitat

    • Charles W. Andrus
    Pages 211-235

  15. Long-term Trends in Habitat and Fish Populations in the Alsea Basin

    • Stanley V. Gregory, John S. Schwartz, James D. Hall, Randall C. Wildman, Peter A. Bisson
    Pages 237-257

  16. The Alsea Watershed Study: A Comparison with Other Multi-year Investigations in the Pacific Northwest

    • Peter A. Bisson, Stanley V. Gregory, Thomas E. Nickelson, James D. Hall
    Pages 259-289

  17. Watershed Management

    • Paul W. Adams
    Pages 291-306

  18. Research Opportunities in Hydrology and Biology in Future Watershed Studies

    • John D. Stednick
    Pages 307-314

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 315-316
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The Alsea Logging and Aquatic Resources Study, commissioned by the Oregon Legislature in 1959, marked the beginning of four decades of research in the Pacific Northwest devoted to understanding the impacts of forest practices on water quality, water quantity, aquatic habitat, and aquatic organism popu- tions. While earlier watershed research examined changes in runoff and erosion from various land uses, this study was the first watershed experiment to focus so heavily on aquatic habitat and organism response to forest practices. The Alsea Watershed Study, as it came to be known, extended over 15 years with seven years of pretreatment calibration measurements, a year of treatment, and seven years of post-treatment monitoring. The research was a cooperative effort with scientists from Oregon State University, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cooperating landowners included the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, the U.S. Forest Service, and a local rancher. It was a remarkable 15-year partnership marked by excellent cooperation among the participants and outstanding coordination among the scientists, many of whom participated actively for the entire period.

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From the reviews:

"This work, volume 199 in the ‘Ecological Studies’ series, includes 15 years of research, 20 years of monitoring data, and a research renewal focusing on the Alsea watershed habitat and organism responses to four decades of forest practices. … Chapters contain graphs, figures, and tables to emphasize and illustrate important concepts. Suitable for soil scientists, biologists (wildlife, fishery), limnologists, foresters, hydrologists, conservationists, and professionals involved with forestland use policy and problems. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (S. G. Shetron, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

    John D. Stednick

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