How are riparian buffer zones around Swedish headwaters implemented? : a case study

• Main Author: Jonsson, Anna
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English; Swedish
• Published: SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management 2018
• Subjects: riparian buffer zones; Sweden; small streams; forestry; skyddszoner; Sverige; små bäckar; skogsbruk; Deadwood; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13353/

Riparian zones are the transition zones between aquatic and terrestrial environments. They perform numerous important ecological functions. To protect these functions, keeping riparian buffer zones when performing forestry operations around streams is a commonly used practice. In this case study, I...