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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So, we have USWD and riparian zone management systems which can potentially capture and manage floods and store up to 3,000 MAF of water in the aquifers a staggering 20 years of storage.

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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 = 1.49 [+ or -] 0.3) was significantly (F = 9.1, p < 0 .001) lower than near the hard-water mesotrophic (H = 2.07 [+ or -] 0.1) and dyseutrophic lakes (H = 2.13 [+ or -] 0.1).

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

The organic matter provided to the aquatic environment by riparian zones has important consequences for stream fish, maintaining food-web structure and affecting biodiversity.

The influence of vegetal cover on carbon assimilation by Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in the upper Parana river floodplain/A influencia da cobertura vegetal na assimilacao do carbono pelo Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) na planicie de inundacao do alto rio Parana

One of the biggest hurdles in utilizing the existing legislative mechanism for riparian zone management is the widespread impact that already has been incurred and that cannot be take care of now.

Riparian zone management and rehabilitation in Malaysia through restorative justice

In order to evaluate the effect of water regime changes, five sub-wetlands were distinguished based on the vegetation structure of Lake Cedasas and its riparian zone: open water, hydrophytes, helophytes, open grass and mire scrub (Table 2).

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

(2) For the river without levee, we take the zone, near the river, being different from surrounding land-use as the riparian zone.

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 9.2, ESRI, USA).

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

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. "In some places you'll see lots of defoliated tamarisk, and then right across the river the trees look healthy."

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.