Through the Wood Compatibility Initiative (WCI), the Center for Streamside Studies at the University of Washington has
undertaken a series of research efforts addressing production and protection of forest, fish, wildlife, and other aquatic and riparian resources. These efforts consist of microhabitat and habitat-unit-scale mechanistic studies, trans-scale studies exploring hierarchical linkages of structure and function, as well as the development of a landscape
classification model linking physical and biological processes across scales and
integrating terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem components. Wood Compatibility Initiative
funded projects have involved collaboration with scientists at the Pacific Northwest
Research Station, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Weyerhaeuser Company, the City of Seattle, the Lummi Nation, and others. The Center
for Streamside Studies has addressed the role of large woody debris in streams, including stream input processes and hydraulic and biologic functions. Other studies have
investigated freshwater habitat condition and its relation to salmonid productivity and the
role of hyporheic flux in redd selection by salmonids. In collaboration with others, historic riparian stand condition, specifically canopy cover related to stream shading, has
been investigated as well as the role of geomorphic variability in affecting stream
temperatures. This paper summarizes the results from WCI studies initiated over the past four years.U.S. Forest Servic
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