Difference between revisions of "Riparian corridors in the California Central Coast Region"
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| − | + | Primary resource at stake is biodiversity, but other benefits from buffering riparian zones exist. | |
| + | Streamside vegetation slows the runoff into waterways, and increases the infiltration of water by soil. | ||
| + | Floodplain forests and riparian wetlands minimize the effects of floods, by storing the flood water. | ||
| + | Streamside vegetation stabilizes stream banks and beds, as well as traps and filters pollutants and | ||
| + | sediments entering the waterways. Riparian vegetation also serves as a water temperature regulator | ||
| + | by shading the stream surface. | ||
== Stakeholders == | == Stakeholders == | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 26 January 2009
Contents
Summary
Riparian habitats support a large number of species when compared to other landscapes. They are often utilized by wildlife for movement, and buffered stream zones have been documented to facilitate dispersal of animals. Designating protected buffer zones around streams and rivers is an important tool toward preserving connectivity.
Location
The issue occurs most likely in most watersheds to some degree. Documented studies have been conducted in Northern California and Queensland Australia to name a few.
Resource/s at stake
Primary resource at stake is biodiversity, but other benefits from buffering riparian zones exist. Streamside vegetation slows the runoff into waterways, and increases the infiltration of water by soil. Floodplain forests and riparian wetlands minimize the effects of floods, by storing the flood water. Streamside vegetation stabilizes stream banks and beds, as well as traps and filters pollutants and sediments entering the waterways. Riparian vegetation also serves as a water temperature regulator by shading the stream surface.
Stakeholders
...Who are the stakeholders in the watershed? e.g. agencies, non-profits, associations...
Laws, policies, & regulations
...What laws, policies, and/or regulations are involved?...
Systems
... What elements of the biophysical system are/were involved?...
Science
...What scientific studies are or would be relevant / already completed?...
Tools
...What analytical (e.g. modeling) tools were or could be used?...
Future research
...What knowledge gaps remain?...
...Suggest a CWSP MS thesis topic that could contribute to the issue...
...Suggest a topic for a hypothetical study that had unlimited resources...
References
...Proust, M. 1901. Poetica nausea. J. Nauseum. pp 1-9999.
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