Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management
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Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations with a comprehensive account of the multiple benefits and conflicts arising from the uniquely structured ecosystems of arid and semi-arid regions. The text describes the inhabitants of southwestern riparian ecosystems and addresses the research, planning, and management concerns for these fragile ecosystems in relation to impacts of flows of water and sediment, livestock grazing and other human activities, and maintenance of key wildlife and fish habitats.
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Text offers a holistic overview of the effects of human activity on riparian areas. Topics range from a study of the organisms that inhabit these corridors to the research, planning and management issues that will determine the preservation and/or future use of these areas. For engineers, hydrologists, ecologists, and land-use planners. DLC: Riparian ecology--Southwestern States.
Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management,Malchus B. Baker,Peter F. Ffolliott,Leonard F. DeBano,Daniel G. Neary,CRC,1566706262,Ecosystem management,Environmental Science,Life Sciences - Ecology,Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems,Riparian ecology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Southwestern States,Applied ecology,Environmental economics,Technology / Engineering / Environmental
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