reports-and-publications

Benda et al. 2015. Integrating Wet Areas Mapping with NetMap's Virtual Watershed to Support Spatially Explicit Riparian Zone Delineation and Management in Alberta. Contact us to view report.

Barguin, J. et al. 2015. Delineation and restoration of riparian zones, Spain. Summary Paper. Powerpoint

Pickard, B. 2013. Keying Forest Stream Protection to Aquatic Ecosystem Values in Multi-ownership Watersheds. MS Thesis, Oregon State University. 131pp.

Fernandez et al. 2012. Quantifying the performance of automated GIS-based geomorphological approaches for riparian zone delineation using digital elevation models. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 16 (3851-3862)

Ecosystem Services

Barquin et al. 2015. Coupling virtual watersheds with ecosystem services assessment: a 21st century platform to support river research and management. WIREs Water 2015. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1106

Papers using/citing NetMap

Atha, J. B. (2013). Fluvial wood presence and dynamics over a thirty year interval in forested watersheds. PhD, University of Oregon.

Barquin et al. 2015. Barquin et al. 2015. Coupling virtual watersheds with ecosystem services assessment: a 21st century platform to support river research and management. WIREs Water 2015. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1106

Barquín J., F. Martinez-Capel. 2011. Assessment of physical habitat characteristics in Rivers, implications for river ecology and management. Limnetica: 30(2): 159-168.

Benda et al. (2015, in press). Building virtual watersheds: a global opportunity to strengthen resource management and conservation. Environmental Management.

Bidlack, A., L. Benda, T. Miewald, G. Reeves and G. McMahan. (2014) Intrinsic Potential Habitat Modeling for Chinook Salmon in the Copper River Watershed, Alaska. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 143:3, 689-699.

Cai et al. 2014. Advanced geospatial technology for resource planning and risk mitigation in China

Litschert, Benda and Reeves. in prep. Forest management in second growth riparian protection areas: a model of instream wood recruitment for evaluating options.

Bruno, D., O. Belmar, et al. (2014). "Environmental determinants of woody and herbaceous riparian vegetation patterns in a semi-arid mediterranean basin." Hydrobiologia.

Cram, J. M., C. E. Torgersen, et al. (2012). "Tradeoffs between homing and habitat quality for spawning site selection by hatchery-origin Chinook salmon." Environmental Biology of Fishes.

Fernández, D., J. Barquín, et al. (2012). "Quantifying the performance of automated GIS-based geomorphological approaches for riparian zone delineation using digital elevation models." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences16: 3951-3862.

Fernández, D., J. Barquín, et al. (2012). "Delineating riparian zones for entire river networks using geomorphological criteria." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 9: 4045-4071.

Flitcroft et al. (2015) Wildfire may increase habitat quality for spring Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee River subbasin, WA, USA

Fraley, K.M., J.A. Falke, R. Yanusz and S. Ivey. 2016. Seasonal movements and habitat use of potamodromous rainbow trout across a complex Alaska riverscape. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Hessburg, P. F., K. M. Reynolds, et al. (2013). "Landscape evaluation for restoration planning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, USA." Sustainability 5: 805-840.

Lawrence et al. 2014. The interactive effects of climate change, riparian management, and a nonnative predator on stream-rearing salmon. Ecological Applications 24(4): 895-912.

Matter, A. N. 2016. A rapid assessment method to estimate the distribution of juvenile Chinook salmon in an interior Alaskan River basin. MS thesis. University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Miller et al. 2015. Creation of a digital flowline network from IfSAR 5 m and LiDAR DEMs (Matanuska-Susitna Basin): A Resource for NHD updates in Alaska.

Penas, F. J., F. Fernandez, M. Calvo, J. Barquin and L. Pedraz. (2011) Influence of data sources and processing methods on theoretical river network quality. Limnetica 30(2):197-216

Pickard, B. 2013. Keying Forest Stream Protection to Aquatic Ecosystem Values in Multi-ownership Watersheds. MS Thesis, Oregon State University. 131pp.

Reeves, G. H., B. R. Pickard, and K. N. Johnson. (In press) Options for Managing Riparian Ecosystems on Federal Lands in the Area of the Northwest Forest Plan. Pacific Northwest Research Station GTR PNWXXX, PNW Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR.

Welty et al. 2015. Multiscale Analysis of River Networks using the R Package linbin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35(4): 802-809. See also linbin See also examples

Ying, J., C. Tijui and J. Cunyoug. 2013. An Introduction to NetMap: A new technology of management and assessment of forest watershed ecosystem. Forest Engineering V.29 (2):44-48 (in Chinese).

Links to Others (websites) using NetMap for Various Applications

Olympic Natural Resource Center

Puget Sound Partnership

Washington Coast Sustainable Partnership

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Nature Conservancy

The Wild Salmon Center

Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Partnership

US Forest Service - Region 6

US Forest Service - Region 1

US Forest Service - Tongass National Forest

Posters:

-The NetMap System of Community Databases and Shared Analysis Tools
-Climate Change Landscape Vulnerability
-Pre and Post Fire Planning in the Context of Aquatic Systems
-Forest Roads and Minimum Road Analysis
-Riparian Management
-Floodplain Management: Creating a Watershed Scale Context for Restoration Planning
-Estuary Mapping in Southeast Alaska

Videos

Building a Puget Sound NetMap

NetMap Tutorial Videos

Other Publications

2013 - 2015

L. Benda, D. Miller, J. Barquin, R. McCleary, T. Cai and X. Ji. 2015, In press. Building Digital Hydroscapes: A Global Challenge to Strengthen Resource Management and Conservation.

Benda, L., S. E. Litschert, G. Reeves and R. Pabst. 2015, in press. Thinning and In-Stream Wood Recruitment in Riparian Second Growth Forests in Coastal Oregon and the Use of Buffers and Tree Tipping as Mitigation. Journal of Forest Research (Springer).

FlitCroft et al. 2015. Wildfire may increase habitat quality for spring Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee River subbasin, WA USA. Journal of Forest Ecology and Management.

Miller et al. 2015. Creation of a digital flowline network from IfSAR 5 m and LiDAR DEMs (Matanuska-Susitna Basin): A Resource for NHD updates in Alaska.

Ji, X. 2014. Potential Risk Assessment of Forest Watershed Ecosystem and Category Hazard Area based on the NetMap Toolset, China. Ph.D. Dissertation, Northeastern Forestry University, Harbin, China.?

Benda, L., and P. Bigelow (2014). Recruitment, storage, transport and function of wood in northern California streams. Geomorphology 79: 79-97

2012

Litschert, S.E., T.C. Brown, and D.M Theobald, 2012. Historic and future wildfires in the Southern Rockies Ecoregion, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, , doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.024.

2011

Benda, L.E., D.J. Miller, J. Barquin, 2011. Creating a catchment scale perspective for river restoration, Hydrology and Earth System Science, 15, doi:10.5194/hess-15-2995-2011

McCleary, R. J., M. A. Hassan, D. Miller, and R. D. Moore, 2011. Spatial organization of process domains in headwater drainage basins of a glaciated foothills region with complex longitudinal profiles, Water Resour. Res., 47, W05505, doi:10.1029/2010WR009800.

2010

Fullerton, A., K. Burnett, A. Steel, R. L. Flitcroft, G. Pess, B. Feist, C. Torgersen, D. Miller and B. Sanderson, 2010. Hydrologic connectivity for riverine fishes: measurement challenges and research opportunities. Freshwater Biology 55: 2215-2237.

2009

Benda, L., D. Miller, S. Lanigan, and G. Reeves. 2009. Future of applied watershed science at regional scales. EOS, Transaction American Geophysical Union 90:156-157.

Burnett, K.M., C. E. Torgersen, E.A.Steel, D.P. Larsen, J.L. Ebersole, R.E. Gresswell, P.W. Lawson, D.J. Miller, J.D. Rodgers, and D.L. Stevens. 2009. pp 873-902 in C.C. Krueger and C.E. Zimmerman, eds. Data and modeling tools for assessing landscape-level influences on salmonid populations: Examples from western Oregon. American Fisheries Society Symposium 70, Bethesda, Maryland.

Litschert, S.E. and L.H. MacDonald, 2009. Frequency and characteristics of Sediment Delivery Pathways from Forest Harvest Units to Streams. Forest Ecology and Management, doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.09.038.

S. Pearce, Bigelow P., and L. McKee. 2009. Sediment source reconnaissance for Dry Creek watershed. Prepared for the Alameda County Flood ControlDistrict.

Sheer, M. B., S. D. Busch, E. Gilbert, J. M. Bayer, S. Lanigan, J. L. Schei, K.Burnett and D. Miller, 2009. Development and management of fish intrinsic potential data and methods: state of the IP 2008 summary report: Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership Series 2009-004: 56.

2008

Benda, L. 2008. Confluence environments at the scale of river networks. Chapter 13: 271-297 in A. R. S. Rice, B. Rhoads, editor. River Confluences, Tributaries and the Fluvial Network. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., West Sussex, England.

Bigelow P., S. Pearce, L. McKee, and A. Gilbreath. 2008. A sediment budget for two reaches of Alameda Creek. Prepared for the Alameda County Flood Control District.

Clarke, S. E., K. M. B urnett and D. J. Miller, 2008. Modeling streams and hydrogeomorphic attributes in Oregon from digital and field data. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 44(2): 459-477.

Fullerton, A.H., D. Jensen, E.A. Steel, D. Miller, P. McElhany, 2008. How certain are salmon recovery forecasts? A watershed-scale sensitivity analysis. Environ Model Assess, DOI: 10.1007/s10666-008-9185-z

Middel, G., D. Miller, J. Hollenbeck, S. Schwartz, J. Osborne-Gowey, and A. Vitale, 2008. Wood recruitment inventory and analysis. Final report to Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program. Plummer, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries

Miller, D. J., K. M. Burnett and L. E. Benda, 2008. Factors controlling availability of spawning habitat for salmonids at the basin scale. in Salmon SpawningHabitat in Rivers: Physical Controls, Biological Responses and Approaches to Remediation. D. Sear and P. DeVries. Bethesda, MD, American Fisheries Society. 103-120.

Miller, D.J., and K. M. Burnett, 2008. A probabilistic model of debris-flow delivery to stream channels, demonstrated for the Coast Range of Oregon, USA. Geomorphology 94:184-205, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.05.009

2007

Benda, L., D. Miller, K. Andras, P. Bigelow, G. Reeves, and D. Michael, 2007. NetMap: A new tool in support of watershed analysis and resource management. Forest Science 53(2):206-219.

Bigelow, P., L. Benda, D. Miller, G. Reeves, and K. Burnett, 2007. On debris flows, river networks, and the spatial structure of channel morphology. Forest Science 53(2):220-238.

Burnett, K. M., G. H. Reeves, D. J. Miller, S. Clarke, K. Vance-Borland and K. Christiansen, 2007. Distribution of salmon-habitat potential relative to landscape characteristics and implications for conservation. Ecological Applications 17(1): 66-80.

Burnett, K., and D. Miller, 2007. Streamside Policies for Headwater Channels: An Example Considering Debris Flows in the Oregon Coastal Province. Forest Science 53(2):239-253.

Miller, D. J., and K. M. Burnett , 2007. Effects of forest cover, topography, and sampling extent on the measured density of shallow, translational landslides, Water Resour. Res., 43, W03433, doi:10.1029/2005WR004807.

2005

Benda, Lee, Marwan A. Hassan, Michael Church, and Christine L. May, 2005. Geomorphology of Steepland Headwaters: The transition From Hillslopes to Channels. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 41(4):835-851.

Benda L. and P. Bigelow 2005. Wood recruitment to streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Northern and Central California. Prepared for Sierra Pacific Industries.

Bigelow, P.,2005. Testing and improving predictions of scour and fill depths in a northern california coastal stream, River Research And Applications 21: p. 909-923.

Bigelow P., Benda L., Miller D., Andras K. 2005. Systematically comparing watershed environments across regions for prioritizing restoration and conservation. New currents in conserving freshwater systems, spring symposium. American Museum of Natural History -Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, NYC.

2004

Benda, L., Poff, N.L., Miller, D., Dunne, T., Reeves, G., Pollock, M., and Pess, G., 2004. Network dynamics hypothesis how river networks structure riverine habitats. BioScience 54:413-427

Benda, L., Andras, K., Miller, D., and Bigelow, P. 2004. Confluence effects in rivers: interactions of basin scale, network geometry, and disturbance regimes. Water Resources Research 40(5):1-15.

Benda L. and P. Bigelow. 2004. Little North Fork Noyo River wood budget, Mendocino County, California. Prepared for Campbell Timberland Management.

Benda L. and P. Bigelow. 2004. Wood recruitment to streams, Mendocino Coast (Summary). Prepared for Campbell Timberland Management.

Litschert, S., 2004. Landslide Hazard Zoning Using Genetic Programming. Physical Geography 25(2): 130-151.

MacDonald, L. H., D. Coe, and S. Litschert. 2004. Assessing Cumulative Watershed Effects in the Central Sierra Nevada: Hillslope Measurements and Catchment-Scale Modeling, pp 149-157. In Murphy, D. D. and P. A. Stine Editors. 2004. Proceedings of the Sierra Nevada Science Symposium; 2002; Kings Beach, CA; Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW_GTR-193. Albany, CA. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 287p.

2003

Benda, L., D. Miller, P. Bigelow, and K. Andras, 2003. Effects of post-fire erosion on channel environments, Idaho Journal of Forest Ecology and Management, 178:105-119.

Benda, L., C. Veldhuisen, and J. Black, 2003. Debris flows as agents of morphological heterogeneity, Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Geological Society of America Bulletin 115:1110-1121

Benda, L. and J. Sias, 2003. A quantitative framework for evaluating the mass balance of in-stream organic debris. Forest Ecology and Management, 172:1-6

Benda, L., D. J. Miller, J. Sias, D. Martin, R. E. Bilby, C. Veldhuisen and T. Dunne, 2003. Wood recruitment processes and wood budgeting. in The Ecology and Management of Wood in World Rivers. S. V. Gregory, K. L. Boyer and A. M. Gurnell. Bethesda, Maryland, American Fisheries Society. 49-73.

Benda L. and P. Bigelow. 2003. Wood recruitment to streams: Cascades and Klamath Mountains, Northern California. Prepared for Sierra Pacific Industries.

Bigelow P. 2003. Scour, fill, and salmon spawning in a Northern California coastal stream. MS Thesis. Humboldt State University.

Burnett, K., G. Reeves, D. Miller, S. Clarke, K. Christiansen, and K. Vance-Borland, 2003. A first step toward a broad-scale identification of freshwater protected areas for Pacific Salmon and Trout in Oregon, USA. In: JP Beumer, A Grant, and DC Smith (eds.) Protected Areas: what works best and how do we know. Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas, Cairns, Australia. Australian Society for Fish Biology, North Beach, WA, Australia.

Hofmeister, R. J. and Miller, D. 2003. GIS-based modeling of debris-flow initiation, transport, and deposition zones for regional hazard assessments in western Oregon, USA, in Rickenmann & Chen (eds.), Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 1141-1149.

Miller, D., C. Luce, and L. Benda, 2003. Time, space, and episodicity of disturbance in streams. Forest Ecology and Management, 178:121-140.

2002

Benda, L., Bigelow, P., and Worsley, T. 2002. Recruitment of wood to streams in old growth and second growth redwood forests in northern California. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, V.32:1460-1477 **

Hofmeister, R. J., Miller, D., Mills, K.A., and Beier, A.E. 2002. GIS Overview Map of Potential Rapidly Moving Landslide Hazards in Western Oregon, Interpretive Map Series IMS-22, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 1 CD

U. S. Forest Service and Earth Systems Institute. 2002. Landscape Dynamics and Forest Management. Rocky Mountain Station General Technical Report 101-CD, (an educational CD), screenplay and modeling by L. Benda & D. Miller (available here)

Benda, L., Poff, N.L., Tague, C., Palmer, M.A., Pizutto, J., Copper, S., Stanley, E., and Moglen, G. 2002. How to avoid trainwrecks in the use of science in environmental problem solving. BioScience, 52:1127-1136

2001 and earlier

Martin, D. and Benda, L. 2001. Patterns of in-stream wood recruitment and transport at the watershed scale. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 130: 940-958 **

Bigelow P. and J. Gerstien. 2001. Bolinas Lagoon watershed study input sediment budget (sediment budget sections 3 – 5 only). Prepared by Tetra Tech for the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Miller, D. and Benda, L. 2000. Effects of punctuated sediment supply on valley-floor landforms and sediment transport, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 112:1814-1824.

Earth Systems Institute, 1998. Landscape Controls on Wood Abundance in Streams.

Benda, L., Miller, D., Dunne, T., Agee, J., and Reeves, G. 1998. Dynamic landscape systems, Chap. 12 in: R. Niaman and R. Bilby (eds.) River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion, p. 261-288

Miller, D. and Sias, J. 1998. Deciphering large landslides: coupling hydrology, groundwater, and slope stability models through GIS, Hydrologic Processes, 12:923-941

Benda, L., Veldhuisen, C., Miller, D., and Miller, L. 1997/8. Slope Instability and Forest Land Managers: A Primer and Field Guide, Earth Systems Insitute, 98p

Benda, L. and Dunne, T. 1997. Stochastic forcing of sediment supply to the channel network from landsliding and debris flow. Water Resources Research, 33:2849-2863

Benda, L. and Dunne, T. 1997. Stochastic forcing of sediment routing and storage in channel networks. Water Resources Research, 33: 2865-2880.

Reeves, G., Benda, L., Burnett, K., Bisson, P., and Sedell, J. 1996. A disturbance-based ecosystem approach to maintaining and restoring freshwater habitats of evolutionarily significant units of anadromous salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. Evolution and the Aquatic System: Defining Unique Units in Population Conservation. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 17.

Miller, D.J., 1995. Coupling GIS with physical models to assess deep-seated landslide hazards. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, 1: 263-276.

Benda, L., T.J. Beechie, R.C. Wissmar, and A.J. Johnson. 1992. Morphology and evolution of salmonid habitats in a recently deglaciated river basin, Washington State, USA. Canadian Journal Fish and Aquatic Sciences. 49:1246-1256.