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Stream temperature response to 50% strip-thinning in a temperate forested headwater catchment
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  • Dinh Oanh,
  • Takashi Gomi,
  • R.D. Moore,
  • Chen-Wei Chiu,
  • Marino Hiraoka,
  • Yuichi Onda,
  • Bui Dung
Dinh Oanh
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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Takashi Gomi
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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R.D. Moore
University of British Columbia
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Chen-Wei Chiu
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Marino Hiraoka
Public Works Research Institute
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Yuichi Onda
University of Tsukuba
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Bui Dung
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Abstract

We examined stream temperature response to 50% strip-thinning of a 20- to 50-year-old Japanese cedar and cypress plantation in a 17-ha headwater catchment. The thinning lines extended through the riparian zone. Paired-catchment analysis was applied to estimate changes in daily maximum, mean, and minimum stream temperatures for the first year following treatment. Significant effects on daily maximum stream temperature were found for April to August, ranging from 0.6 to 3.9 °C, similar to the magnitude of effect found in previous studies involving 50% random thinning. Multiple regression analysis revealed that treatment effects for maximum daily stream temperature were positively related to solar radiation and negatively related to discharge. Frequent precipitation during the summer monsoon season produced moderate increases in discharge (from 1 to 5 mm day-1), which mitigates stream temperature increases associated with solar radiation. Catchment hydrologic response to rain events can play an important role in controlling stream thermal response to forest management practices.
08 Apr 2021Published in Water volume 13 issue 8 on pages 1022. 10.3390/w13081022