Moving towards multi-layered, mixed-species forests in riparian buffers will enhance their long-term function in boreal landscapes

• Main Authors: Maher Hasselquist, Eliza, Kuglerova, Lenka, Sjögren, Jörgen, Hjältén, Joakim, Ring, Eva, Sponseller, Ryan A., Andersson, Elisabet, Lundström, Johanna, Mancheva, Irina, Nordin, Annika, Laudon, Hjalmar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Forest Science; Deadwood; Norway; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/24731/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/24731/1/maher_hasselquist_e_et_al_210624.pdf

Riparian buffers are the primary tool in forest management for protecting the habitat structure and function of streams. They help protect against biogeochemical perturbation, filter sediments and nutrients, prevent erosion, contribute food to aquatic organisms, regulate light and hence water temper...