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Category : Wetland conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Proceedings of a Workshop on Fish and Wildlife Resource Needs in Riparian Ecosystems
Author: Riparian Ecosystems
Author: Monitoring Riparian Ecosystems
Author: Mark Kendig BriggsPublisher:
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Category : Aquatic habitats
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Riparian Research and Management: Past, Present, Future: Volume 1
Author: U.S. Department of AgriculturePublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359573770
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Fifty years ago, riparian habitats were not recognized for their extensive and critical contributions to wildlife and the ecosystem function of watersheds. This changed as riparian values were identified and documented, and the science of riparian ecology developed steadily. Papers in this volume range from the more mesic northwestern United States to the arid Southwest and Mexico. More than two dozen authors-most with decades of experience-review the origins of riparian science in the western United States, document what is currently known about riparian ecosystems, and project future needs. Topics are widespread and include: interactions with fire, climate change, and declining water; impacts from exotic species; unintended consequences of biological control; the role of small mammals; watershed response to beavers; watershed and riparian changes; changes below large dams; water birds of the Colorado River Delta; and terrestrial vertebrates of mesquite bosques.
Riparian Areas
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309082951
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasâ€"the lands bordering rivers and lakesâ€"even though they often provide the same functions as wetlands. Growing recognition of the similarities in wetland and riparian area functioning and the differences in their legal protection led the NRC in 1999 to undertake a study of riparian areas, which has culminated in Riparian Areas: Functioning and Strategies for Management. The report is intended to heighten awareness of riparian areas commensurate with their ecological and societal values. The primary conclusion is that, because riparian areas perform a disproportionate number of biological and physical functions on a unit area basis, restoration of riparian functions along America's waterbodies should be a national goal.
Technical Report
Author: California Riparian Systems
Author: Richard E. WarnerPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520322436
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
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