Texas Riparian Areas

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-62349-255-7
Verlag: Texas A&M University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 1021 g

Reihe: River Books

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 drought conditions. Its purpose was to summarize the characteristics of riparian areas and to develop a common vocabulary for discussing, studying, and managing them.

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Über Autor(innen)

Thomas B. Hardy is professor of biology and chief science officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, USA.

Nicole A. Davis is a graduate research assistant at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a PhD candidate in aquatic resources at Texas State University, USA.