Downstream Effects Propagation
The Problem
Since the majority of drinking water supplies first start flowing within forested landscapes, forest management practices can have effects on our drinking water supplies. As the flowing water joins with other water sources, it is difficult to anticipate how the effects of forest management practices may change in-stream and downstream.
The Approach
Downstream effect propagation researchers are working in the field and in the lab to understand how the impacts of natural disturbances and forest management practices affect different hydro-ecological characteristics and downstream water quality.
The Impact
Knowledge on the movement of natural disturbance impacts, including algae blooms, helps inform planning for and treatment of water supplies in municipalities both large and small across Canada.
Researchers
Since the majority of drinking water supplies first start flowing within forested landscapes, forest management practices can have effects on our drinking water supplies. As the flowing water joins with other water sources, it is difficult to anticipate how the effects of forest management practices may change in-stream and downstream.
The Approach
Downstream effect propagation researchers are working in the field and in the lab to understand how the impacts of natural disturbances and forest management practices affect different hydro-ecological characteristics and downstream water quality.
The Impact
Knowledge on the movement of natural disturbance impacts, including algae blooms, helps inform planning for and treatment of water supplies in municipalities both large and small across Canada.
Researchers
Mike Stone
Geography and Environmental Management University of Waterloo |
Axel Anderson
Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences University of Alberta |
Nandita Basu
Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Waterloo |
Field Research
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