Authors:
Goodwin, C.N., C.P. Hawkins and J.L. Kershner
Publication Date:
1997
Abstract/Summary:
This historical and conceptual overview of riparian ecosystem restoration discusses how riparian ecosystems have been defined, describes the hydrologic, geomorphic, and biotic processes that create and maintain riparian ecosystems of the western USA, identifies the main types of anthropogenic disturbances occurring in these ecosystems, and provides an
overview of restoration methods for each disturbance type.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-100X.1997.00004.x/abstract