Riparian and Wetland Classification Review and Application
Riparian and Wetland Classification Review and Application

Author: Bureau of Bureau of Land Management

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-01-02

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781505697926

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Since the release of Technical Reference (TR) 1737-5, Riparian and Wetland Classification Review, in 1990, the use of classification in riparian and wetland disciplines has been refined. Some of the previously described classification techniques have become increasingly popular, and new systems have emerged to fill the gaps identified by land managers, wetland regulators, and wetland scientists. While TR 1737-5 focused on vegetation classification methods, this Technical Reference presents a general discussion of several areas of classification related to riparian and wetland management and provides guidance on applying classification to solve land management problems.

Riparian Areas
Riparian Areas

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-10-10

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0309082951

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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.