Author: George H. BeltPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Design of Forest Riparian Buffer Strips for the Protection of Water Quality
Author: George H. BeltPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Riparian Forest Buffers
Author: David J. WelschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Streambank planting
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Discusses how streamside forests are crucial to the protection and enhancement of the water resources of the Eastern United States.
Riparian Forest Buffers
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffer zones (Ecosystem management)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172683
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.
The Role and Function of Forest Buffers in the Chesapeake Bay Basin for Nonpoint Source Management
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ISBN:
Category : Buffer zones (Ecosystem management)
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
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.
Riparian Buffer Design Guidelines for Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat Functions on Agricultural Landscapes in the Intermountain West
Author: Craig William JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffer zones (Ecosystem management)
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Riparian Forest Buffers
Author: David J. WelschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Streambank planting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses how streamside forests are crucial to the protection and enhancement of the water resources of the Eastern United States.
Riparia
Author: Robert J. NaimanPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080470688
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are used by human cultures as well as how riparia can be used to sustain environmental quality. In recent years riparian management has been widely implemented as a means of improving fisheries, water quality, and habitat for endangered species. This book provides the basic knowledge necessary to implement successful, long-term management and rehabilitation programs. - Treats riparian patterns & processes in a holistic perspective, from ecological components to societal activities - Contains over 130 illustrations and photos that summarize this complex ecological system - Synthesizes the information from more than 6,000 professional articles - Sidebars provide a look into ongoing research that is at the frontiers of riparian ecology and management
Function, Design, and Establishment of Riparian Forest Buffers
Author: Julia C. KlapprothPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffer zones (Ecosystem management)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Through the interaction of their soils, hydrology, and biotic communities, riparian forests protect and improve water quality, provide habitat for plants and animals, support aquatic communities, and provide many benefits to humans. Virginia, along with other states in the Chesapeake Bay region, has recognized the importance of riparian forests by implementing a plan to restore forested buffers along streams, rivers, and lakes. This project reviews selected literature on riparian forest buffers, including water quality functions, benefits to fish and wildlife, and human benefits. The review also discusses riparian buffer restoration and some of the costs and barriers associated with riparian forest buffer establishment. Information on financial and technical assistance programs available to Virginia landowners is included.