riparian zone

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riparian zone

[rī′per·ē·ən ‚zōn]

(ecology)

The part of the watershed immediately adjacent to the stream channel.

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2003) Importance of the riparian zone to the conservation and management of freshwater fish: a review.

The influence of habitat structure on fish assemblages in Amazonian streams of Machado river basin

Riparian zones increase regional species richness by harboring different, not more, species.

Influence of vegetation on montane riparian bird communities in the Sky Islands of Arizona, USA

At Kurtna the diatom diversity in the riparian zone of the soft-water eutrophic lake (H = 1.

Variability of riparian soil diatom communities and their potential as indicators of anthropogenic disturbances

Mechanisms of Restorative Justice in Riparian Zone Management:

Riparian zone management and rehabilitation in Malaysia through restorative justice

Afterwards, the limits of sub-wetlands, situated in the riparian zone (open grass and mire scrub sub-wetlands), were determined based on satellite imagery and orthophotographs.

Prediction of change in wetland habitats by groundwater: case study in Northeast Lithuania/Margala keskkonna muutumise prognoos pohjavee dunaamika modelleerimise alusel: uuringu tulemused Kirde-Leedust

A large amount of aquatic plants may pollute water, especially the phytoplankton which can be reduced by ecological restoration of the riparian zone (Andrea et al.

Correlations between aesthetic preferences of river and landscape characters

Land-use analysis, forest successional stages and riparian zone width were carried from manual interpretations of high resolution imagery from IKONOS satellite (2006) with lm of spatial resolution, using the functions of a geographical information system (ArcGis 9.

The influence of connectivity in forest patches, and riparian vegetation width on stream macroinvertebrate fauna/Influencia da conectividade dos fragmentos florestais e da largura da vegetacao riparia sobre a fauna de macroinvertebrados em um ecossistema lotico

Carolina crane's-bill; TAC 4384) was rare in sandy disturbed areas in the riparian zone of the Brazos River.

Range extensions and county records for angiosperms from palo pinto county, texas

One group of species, not strongly associated with the cloud forest, is found exclusively in the riparian zones below 2600m composed primarily of Guzmania species (Guzmania besseae, G.

The Bromeliaceae of Wayqecha research centre, Manu National Park, Peru

However, minimal alteration of the riparian zone in Madison County has occurred since 1998.

Changes in fish assemblages of Killbuck Creek and Pipe Creek, Delaware County, Indiana

Although the beetles have munched away miles of tamarisk, it's impossible to predict where the bugs will go, says Stacy Kolegas, executive director of the Tamarisk Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring riparian zones.

Chewed out: an invasive plant called tamarisk has been killing off cottonwoods and destroying river habitat for decades. Now park rangers are hoping a beetle can turn the tide

Width of the riparian zone, presence of agriculture fields, and number of roads within 200 m of the river, were measured on georectified aerial photographs.