Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Alternative E, Modified Wildlife and Integrated Public Use
Title | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Alternative E, Modified Wildlife and Integrated Public Use PDF eBook |
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Pages | 832 |
Release | 2006 |
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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee
Title | Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee PDF eBook |
Author | Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee. Meeting |
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Pages | 120 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Conservation of natural resources |
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Federal Register
Title | Federal Register PDF eBook |
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Pages | 188 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Administrative law |
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
Title | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge PDF eBook |
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Pages | 12 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge |
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General Classification Handbook for Floodplain Vegetation in Large River Systems
Title | General Classification Handbook for Floodplain Vegetation in Large River Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer J. Dieck |
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Pages | 64 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Floodplain plants |
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National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
Title | National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 PDF eBook |
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Pages | 2 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Wildlife refuges |
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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.