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www.science.smith.edu/departments/Endangered/riparian.h...
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Endangered/riparian.html
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Dozens of bird species depend on riparian habitat not only for nesting, but also stop-over sites during migration and places to live during the winter. Riparian habitat that supports healthy bird populations will also support other wildlife, including fish.
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www.prbo.org/cms/docs/edu/rip_handoutfinal.pdf
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The forested land along rivers, streams, and lakes is known as the "riparian zone". Riparian comes from the Latin word ripa, which means bank. Riparian zones are areas of transition between aquatic and upland ecosystems, and they offer numerous, yet often overlooked, benefits to wildlife and people.
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www.nanfa.org/education/carillio/riparian.htm
www.nanfa.org/education/carillio/riparian.htm
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Brown, D. E., Lowe, C. H. and Hausler, J. F. 1977. Southwestern riparian communities: Their biotic importance and management in Arizona. Pp. 201-211 In: Johnson, R. R. and Jones, D. A., editors. Importance, preservation, and management of riparian habitat.
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www.cpluhna.nau.edu/Biota/riparian_communities.htm
www.cpluhna.nau.edu/Biota/riparian_communities.htm
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1997. Importance, preservation and management of riparian habitat: A symposium, [Tucson, Ariz., July 9, 1977] USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-43, 217 p. Rocky Mt. For. and Range Exp. Stn., Fort Collins, CO.
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www.cropinfo.net/riparian.htm
www.cropinfo.net/riparian.htm
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Important Bird Areas are sites that provide essential habitat to one or more species of birds during some portion of the year (i.e. nesting areas, crucial migration stop-over sites, or wintering grounds). IBAs may be a few or even thousands of acres, but usually are discrete sites that stand out...
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www.blm.gov/wildlife/plan/WY/Issues%20and%20Threats.htm
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PUBLIC LAND...
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www.blm.gov/natacq/pls00/
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; Why are riparian areas valuable to agricultural producers, communities & society? Riparian areas provide: ... Shelter and habitat for livestock and wildlife ... The Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society, more commonly known as 'Cows and Fish':
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As compared with purely aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems, organic matter produced in riparian ecosystems has the potential of supporting a diversity of food webs within both habitat types.
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www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/pubs/wp13text.html
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