Overview of Stressor: Logging

Logging is the harvest of trees for human use.

The figure at right shows increased sediment load for uncut, partly cut (30-50%), and clearcut (95-100%) watersheds (Lewis et al. 2001).

Controlling factors that are affected by logging:

Currents   Hydrodynamics   Light   Nutrients   Sediment Quality   Temperature   Turbidity  
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