scholarly journals Effects of clearcut logging on organic matter and invertebrate drift exported from headwater streams in the interior of British Columbia.

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Mackay
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Headwater Streams ◽  
Invertebrate Drift ◽  
Clearcut Logging

Modelling organic matter dynamics in headwater streams of south-western British Columbia, Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 183 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Magnus Karlsson ◽  
John S. Richardson ◽  
Peter M. Kiffney
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Headwater Streams ◽  
Organic Matter Dynamics

Harvesting and Climate Effects on Organic Matter Characteristics in British Columbia Coastal Forests

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 402-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Preston ◽  
J.A. Trofymow ◽  
J. Niu ◽  
C.A. Fyfe
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Coastal Forests ◽  
Climate Effects

scholarly journals A global hotspot for dissolved organic carbon in hypermaritime watersheds of coastal British Columbia

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 3743-3762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison A. Oliver ◽  
Suzanne E. Tank ◽  
Ian Giesbrecht ◽  
Maartje C. Korver ◽  
William C. Floyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Coastal Ocean ◽  
Stream Discharge ◽  
Coastal Margin ◽  
Doc Concentration ◽  
Small Catchments ◽  
Dom Composition

Abstract. The perhumid region of the coastal temperate rainforest (CTR) of Pacific North America is one of the wettest places on Earth and contains numerous small catchments that discharge freshwater and high concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) directly to the coastal ocean. However, empirical data on the flux and composition of DOC exported from these watersheds are scarce. We established monitoring stations at the outlets of seven catchments on Calvert and Hecate islands, British Columbia, which represent the rain-dominated hypermaritime region of the perhumid CTR. Over several years, we measured stream discharge, stream water DOC concentration, and stream water dissolved organic-matter (DOM) composition. Discharge and DOC concentrations were used to calculate DOC fluxes and yields, and DOM composition was characterized using absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). The areal estimate of annual DOC yield in water year 2015 was 33.3 Mg C km−2 yr−1, with individual watersheds ranging from an average of 24.1 to 37.7 Mg C km−2 yr−1. This represents some of the highest DOC yields to be measured at the coastal margin. We observed seasonality in the quantity and composition of exports, with the majority of DOC export occurring during the extended wet period (September–April). Stream flow from catchments reacted quickly to rain inputs, resulting in rapid export of relatively fresh, highly terrestrial-like DOM. DOC concentration and measures of DOM composition were related to stream discharge and stream temperature and correlated with watershed attributes, including the extent of lakes and wetlands, and the thickness of organic and mineral soil horizons. Our discovery of high DOC yields from these small catchments in the CTR is especially compelling as they deliver relatively fresh, highly terrestrial organic matter directly to the coastal ocean. Hypermaritime landscapes are common on the British Columbia coast, suggesting that this coastal margin may play an important role in the regional processing of carbon and in linking terrestrial carbon to marine ecosystems.

scholarly journals Regional diversity of complex dissolved organic matter across forested hemiboreal headwater streams

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Hawkes ◽  
Nikola Radoman ◽  
Jonas Bergquist ◽  
Marcus B. Wallin ◽  
Lars J. Tranvik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Headwater Streams ◽  
Regional Diversity

Response of lodgepole pine health to soil disturbance treatments in British Columbia, Canada

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1045-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anya M. Reid ◽  
William K. Chapman ◽  
John Marty Kranabetter ◽  
Cindy E. Prescott
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Compaction ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Soil Disturbance ◽  
Base Saturation ◽  
Soil Productivity ◽  
Health Response

Soil disturbance from organic matter loss and soil compaction can impair site productivity, but less is known about whether these disturbances also affect forest health (defined here as the presence and severity of damaging pests and diseases, mortality, and overall vigour). We used six long-term soil productivity (LTSP) sites in the interior of British Columbia, Canada to test the effects of organic-matter removal and soil compaction on forest health, and to explore the relationship between forest health response and potential indicators of site sensitivity: mineral soil pH, base saturation, carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N), carbon to phosphorus ratio (C:P), and calcium to aluminum ratio (Ca:Al). Visual forest health surveys were conducted on 5400 15 and 20 year old lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.) trees. Soil disturbance treatments significantly affected forest health metrics, but this response typically differed among sites. Principle component analyses indicated the response of healthy trees was negatively related to soil base saturation, the response of dead or dying trees related to soil C:P, and the response of tree disease related to soil Ca:Al, pH, base saturation, and C:N. We found forest health response to soil disturbance varied among sites with relationships between response and soil chemical properties, suggesting a greater vulnerability of pine stands to disease with increasing soil acidity.

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