Texas Riparian Areas / edited by Thomas B. Hardy and Nicole A. Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Nicole A., 1984- editor.

Hardy, Thomas B., editor.

Series:

River books (Series)

River books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Riparian areas--Texas--Management.

Riparian areas.

Riparian ecology--Texas.

Riparian ecology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Riparian areas-transitional zones between the aquatic environments of streams, rivers, and lakes and the terrestrial environments on and alongside their banks-are special places. They provide almost two hundred thousand miles of connections through which the waters of Texas flow. Keeping the water flowing, in as natural a way as possible, is key to the careful and wise management of the state's water resources.Texas Riparian Areas evolved from a report commissioned by the Texas Water Development Board as Texas faced the reality of over-allocated water resources and long-term if not permanent d

Contents:

Foreword / by Andrew Sansom

Preface

Introduction / by Mark Wentzel

An integrated overview / by Nicole A. Davis and Thomas B. Hardy

Stream buffers / by Jonathan Phillips

Riparian geomorphology / by Jonathan Phillips

Riparian soils / by John Jacob

Riparian vegetation / by Jacquelyn Duke

The special character of riparian management / by Steve Nelle

Landowner assistance programs for riparian management / by Steve Nelle

Coming to terms / by Mark Wentzel.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-259-9

OCLC:

914255758