Streamside Zone Width and Amphibian and Reptile Abundance

Rudolph, D. Craig; Dickson, James G.

doi:10.2307/3672055

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“…For example, SMZs in the southeastern U.S. provide habitat for species associated with mature deciduous forests and may provide travel corridors for some species, e.g., [123,[143][144][145][146]. In intensively managed forest landscapes, SMZs promote spatial heterogeneity and enhance landscape conservation value, e.g., [147,148].…”

Section: Macroinvertebrate Community Response To Bmpsmentioning

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“…Species preferences for light infiltration, solar radiation, and temperature regimes differ [47,122]. Although some species are sensitive to changes in these parameters, others may benefit from the manipulation and alteration of riparian vegetation [123]. Riparian zones can be managed to favor the life history for a particular species, but specific information for many threatened and endangered species is lacking and some species have conflicting life history needs.…”

Section: Streamside Management Zonesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

Warrington

Aust

Barrett

et al. 2017

Forests

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Forestry best management practices (BMPs) were developed to minimize water pollution from forestry operations by primarily addressing sediment and sediment transport, which is the leading source of pollution from silviculture. Implementation of water quality BMPs may also benefit riparian and aquatic wildlife, although wildlife benefits were not driving forces for BMP development. Therefore, we reviewed literature regarding potential contributions of sediment-reducing BMPs to conservation of riparian and aquatic wildlife, while realizing that BMPs also minimize thermal, nutrient, and chemical pollution. We reached five important conclusions: (1) a significant body of research confirms that forestry BMPs contribute to the protection of water quality and riparian forest structure; (2) data-specific relationships between forestry BMPs and reviewed species are limited; (3) forestry BMPs for forest road construction and maintenance, skid trails, stream crossings, and streamside management zones (SMZs) are important particularly for protection of water quality and aquatic species; (4) stream crossings should be carefully selected and installed to minimize sediment inputs and stream channel alterations; and (5) SMZs promote retention of older-age riparian habitat with benefits extending from water bodies to surrounding uplands. Overall, BMPs developed for protection of water quality should benefit a variety of riparian and aquatic species that are sensitive to changes in water quality or forest structure.

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Section: Macroinvertebrate Community Response To Bmpsmentioning

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Section: Streamside Management Zonesmentioning

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Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

Warrington

Aust

Barrett

et al. 2017

Forests

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“…A minimum width of 30 m and a preferred width of 50 m are suggested to increase breeding birds in pine plantations. Rudolph and Dickson (1990) suggest 30 m to maintain reptile and amphibian richness in managed pine stands. The highest density of downy woodpeckers in buffer zones in recently harvested pine stands was observed in intermediate and wide zones (30-40 m and 50-95 m) (Dickson et al, 1995).…”

Section: Smzsmentioning

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Effects of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on the Quality, Abundance, and Configuration of Wildlife Habitats

Azevedo

Messina

et al. 2006

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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ABSTRACT. We analyzed the effects of landscape measures within thefox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).Habitat suitability of the landscape in general increased with the implementation of SFI measures and habitat conditions were more diverse and even. Fragmentation and establishment of narrow and elongated habitat areas in a network configuration were the main consequences of the implementation of SFI measures in terms of habitat spatial structure. These changes were usually not limiting for the species analyzed. Mature pine and hardwood stands were absent from the simulated landscapes limiting the habitat for species like downy woodpecker or barred owl. Most of the species considered in this work benefited particularly from the implementation of streamside management zones (SMZs).

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“…Implementation of an SMZ can yield improved protection of native biota. For example, greater numbers of reptiles and amphibians have been observed in SMZs with 30-95 m of undisturbed buffer than in SMZ's <25 m in width [33]. Streamside buffers with various widths (15,30, and 45 m) provided adequate habitat for avifauna in Georgia, though some forest interior species found in the unharvested control areas were not present in the SMZs [34].…”

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Assessment of Streamside Management Zones for Conserving Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Following Timber Harvest in Eastern Kentucky Headwater Catchments

Adkins

Barton

Grubbs

et al. 2016

Water

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Headwater streams generally comprise the majority of stream area in a watershed and can have a strong influence on downstream food webs. Our objective was to determine the effect of altering streamside management zone (SMZ) configurations on headwater aquatic insect communities. Timber harvests were implemented within six watersheds in eastern Kentucky. The SMZ configurations varied in width, canopy retention and best management practice (BMP) utilization at the watershed scale. Benthic macroinvertebrate samples collected one year before and four years after harvest indicated few differences among treatments, although post-treatment abundance was elevated in some of the treatment streams relative to the unharvested controls. Jaccard index values were similar across SMZ treatments after logging, indicating strong community overlap. These findings suggest that stream invertebrate communities did respond to the timber harvest, though not negatively. Results also suggest that SMZ criteria for aquatic habitats in steeply sloping topography, including at least 50 percent canopy retention and widths of at least 16.8 m, appear to be adequate for protecting benthic macroinvertebrate communities from logging impacts.

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Streamside Zone Width and Amphibian and Reptile Abundance

Cited by 39 publications

References 3 publications

Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review

Effects of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on the Quality, Abundance, and Configuration of Wildlife Habitats

Assessment of Streamside Management Zones for Conserving Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Following Timber Harvest in Eastern Kentucky Headwater Catchments

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