Physical-habitat and Geomorphic Data for Selected River Reaches in Central Arizona Basins, 1995-98
Title | Physical-habitat and Geomorphic Data for Selected River Reaches in Central Arizona Basins, 1995-98 PDF eBook |
Author | Karen M. Beaulieu |
Publisher | |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Geomorphology |
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Assessment of Selected Inorganic Constituents in Streams in the Central Arizona Basins Study Area, Arizona and Northern Mexico, Through 1998
Title | Assessment of Selected Inorganic Constituents in Streams in the Central Arizona Basins Study Area, Arizona and Northern Mexico, Through 1998 PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Anning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Hydrology |
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Trend Analysis of Selected Water-quality Constituents in the Verde River Basin, Central Arizona
Title | Trend Analysis of Selected Water-quality Constituents in the Verde River Basin, Central Arizona PDF eBook |
Author | S. Baldys |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Streamflow |
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Water Quality in the Central Arizona Basins, 1995-98
Title | Water Quality in the Central Arizona Basins, 1995-98 PDF eBook |
Author | Gail E. Cordy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Water quality |
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Land-use Changes and the Physical Habitat of Streams
Title | Land-use Changes and the Physical Habitat of Streams PDF eBook |
Author | Robert B. Jacobson |
Publisher | Geological Survey (USGS) |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Hydrogeology of the Mogollon Highlands, Central Arizona
Title | Hydrogeology of the Mogollon Highlands, Central Arizona PDF eBook |
Author | John T. C. Parker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Hydrogeology |
ISBN |
Riparian Areas
Title | Riparian Areas PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2002-10-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309082951 |
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasâ€"the lands bordering rivers and lakesâ€"even though they often provide the same functions as wetlands. Growing recognition of the similarities in wetland and riparian area functioning and the differences in their legal protection led the NRC in 1999 to undertake a study of riparian areas, which has culminated in Riparian Areas: Functioning and Strategies for Management. The report is intended to heighten awareness of riparian areas commensurate with their ecological and societal values. The primary conclusion is that, because riparian areas perform a disproportionate number of biological and physical functions on a unit area basis, restoration of riparian functions along America's waterbodies should be a national goal.