Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. BMP Implementation and Benefits to Riparian Ecosystems
3.2. Sediment
3.3. BMP Effectiveness
3.4. Stream Crossings
3.5. Streamside Management Zones
3.6. Macroinvertebrate Community Response to BMPs
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Taxonomic Group | Number of Species |
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Crayfish | 83 |
Fish | 48 |
Mussels | 48 |
Snails | 44 |
Beetles | 18 |
Amphibians | 15 |
Dragonflies | 14 |
Reptiles | 13 |
Caddisflies | 9 |
Stoneflies | 8 |
Amphipods | 6 |
Mammals | 4 |
Butterflies | 4 |
Birds | 3 |
Isopods | 2 |
Fairy shrimp | 1 |
Moths | 1 |
Springfly | 1 |
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Warrington, B.M.; Aust, W.M.; Barrett, S.M.; Ford, W.M.; Dolloff, C.A.; Schilling, E.B.; Wigley, T.B.; Bolding, M.C. Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review. Forests 2017, 8, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8090331
Warrington BM, Aust WM, Barrett SM, Ford WM, Dolloff CA, Schilling EB, Wigley TB, Bolding MC. Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review. Forests. 2017; 8(9):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8090331
Chicago/Turabian StyleWarrington, Brooke M., W. Michael Aust, Scott M. Barrett, W. Mark Ford, C. Andrew Dolloff, Erik B. Schilling, T. Bently Wigley, and M. Chad Bolding. 2017. "Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review" Forests 8, no. 9: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8090331