The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing to the degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration practices will be key to helping struggling fish populations.
Younes Alila, a professor in the department of forest resources management at the University of British Columbia, said decades of clear-cut logging across B.C. have disrupted the landscape's natural mechanisms for mitigating floods and landslides.
Climate change and logging contributing to demise of Pacific salmon
Younes Alila, a professor in the department of forest resources management at the University of British Columbia, said decades of clear-cut logging across B.C. have disrupted the landscape's natural mechanisms for mitigating floods and landslides.
Climate change and logging contributing to demise of Pacific salmon