The Foothills Model Forest Examines Disturbances in Riparian Zones:
"Evidence suggests that disturbances such as fire may act selectively along riparian corridors. Such selectivity may be in the form of increased edge-forming capabilities along such corridors, or perhaps changes in fire intensity or even fire type as fire moves through such areas. There is also evidence from other similar landscapes suggesting that such corridors have no unique role in terms of disturbance pattern design.
The project described here will complement an ongoing study of meso-scale patterns studying differences in ages, composition, or structure in riparian corridors. This project will focus on potential detailed changes that take place through a given individual riparian corridor in terms of age and stand structure."
ES classes in 1996 and 1997 took part in field study activities undertaken by Foothills Model Forest staff. One of the studies examined forestry adjacent to riparian zones. These included logging practices, natural disturbances and access routes. These field studies gave subsequent ES classes opportunities for parallel studies in the Yukon.
"Evidence suggests that disturbances such as fire may act selectively along riparian corridors. Such selectivity may be in the form of increased edge-forming capabilities along such corridors, or perhaps changes in fire intensity or even fire type as fire moves through such areas. There is also evidence from other similar landscapes suggesting that such corridors have no unique role in terms of disturbance pattern design.
The project described here will complement an ongoing study of meso-scale patterns studying differences in ages, composition, or structure in riparian corridors. This project will focus on potential detailed changes that take place through a given individual riparian corridor in terms of age and stand structure."
ES classes in 1996 and 1997 took part in field study activities undertaken by Foothills Model Forest staff. One of the studies examined forestry adjacent to riparian zones. These included logging practices, natural disturbances and access routes. These field studies gave subsequent ES classes opportunities for parallel studies in the Yukon.