Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration: A Literature Summary
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USGS
Publication Year
1989
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Full abstract on site, not full document
Riparian ecosystems generally compose a minor proportion of surrounding areas, but typically are more structurally diverse and more productive in plant and animal biomass than adjacent upland areas. Riparian areas supply food, cover, and water (especially important in the arid West) for a large diversity of animals, and serve as migration routes and forest connectors between habitats for a variety of wildlife, particularly ungulates and birds.
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English
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planning
monitoring
methodology
information management
Information exchange
ecosystems
decision making
data collection
data analysis
Articles, citations, reports, websites, and multimedia resources focused on rangeland ecology, management, restoration, and other issues on American rangelands.