Where Land and Waters Meet: Understanding and Protecting Riparian Areas in Canada's Forests
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FIGURES
PNG images
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Schematic diagram
of a riparian area (284 KB)
Français:
Schéma
d’une zone riveraine
Area logged
annually in Canada, 1955-2000 - line graph (260 KB)
Large
lakes and rivers
of Canada's forest regions (1.3 MB)
Development status
of Canada's forest watersheds (1.5 MB)
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État de développement
des bassins hydrographiques du Canada
Disturbances
in watersheds and riparian areas (Central Peace, AB) (1.8 MB)
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Logging
in watersheds and riparian areas (Upper Fraser, BC) (1.9 MB)
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PHOTOGRAPHS
JPG images
(0.6-0.8 MB).
Photographs by Jeannette Gysbers (JG), Peter Lee (PL), & Zoran Stanojevic (ZS) of GFWC.
Photo 1
. Streamside trees provide shade. (JG)
Photo 2
. Shoreline trees - 1 (Shoreline trees input CWD and litterfall into waterbodies). (PL)
Photo 3
. Shoreline trees - 2. (PL)
Photo 4
. Shoreline trees-3. (PL)
Photo 5
. Riparian vegetation can control the flow of runoff and sediments. (PL)
Photo 6
. Riparian areas moderate nutrient input. (PL)
Photo 7
. Bank vegetation helps prevent erosion. (PL)
Photo 8
. Fish are sensitive to temperature changes in lakes and rivers. (PL)
Photo 9
. Logging in a watershed (near Hinton, Alberta). (PL/ZS)
Photo 10
. Road construction and logging in a watershed (near Hinton, Alberta). (PL/ZS)
Photo 11
. Logging in water basins increases water and sediment flow into waterbodies. (JG)
Photo 12
. Changes in nutrient flow can affect water clarity. (JG)
Photo 13
. Fire and logging have different impacts on waterbodies. (JG)
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Where Land and Waters Meet: Understanding and Protecting Riparian Areas in Canada's Forests
