Title:

Response data for stream macroinvertebrate communities affected by forest harvesting in the Piedmont region of North Carolina

Author(s):

Barnett, Zanethia C.; Boggs, Johnny L.; Sun, Ge

Publication Year:

2026

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Barnett, Zanethia C.; Boggs, Johnny L.; Sun, Ge. 2026. Response data for stream macroinvertebrate communities affected by forest harvesting in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0029

Abstract:

This data publication contains benthic species data collected in two pairs of watersheds in the Piedmont of North Carolina. We assessed the changes in macroinvertebrate communities and identified their relationships with specific hydrologic and water quality parameters. We used a paired watershed approach to quantify the response of watershed hydrology and water quality to clearcut forest harvesting with the use of forestry best management practices in the Hill Demonstration Forest and Umstead Research Farm in central North Carolina. We sampled macroinvertebrates in the first-order streams within riparian zones one year preharvest (2010) and four years postharvest (2011-2014).

Keywords:

biota; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Forest & Plant Health; clearcut harvest; benthos; forest management; water quality; best management practices; North Carolina

Related publications:

• Barnett, Zanethia C.; Boggs, Johnny L.; Sun, Ge. 2023. Response of stream macroinvertebrate communities to forest harvesting in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Forest Ecology and Management. 544(1): 121217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121217 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/66512

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