{"product_id":"riparian-ecosystem-recovery-in-arid-mark-k-briggs-9780816516445","title":"Riparian Ecosystem Recovery in Arid Lands: Strategies and References","description":"Riparian ecosystems are declining throughout the southwestern United States, where many have disappeared completely; yet progress toward checking their decline has been marginal, and the results of only a few recovery projects have been evaluated. In this guidebook, Mark K. Briggs has filled this gap in riparian conservation literature. Based on his experiences gleaned from evaluating the results of many riparian rehabilitation projects, Briggs presents these results in a manner that biologists, hydrologists, government planners, resource managers, and other concerned citizens can immediately apply toward developing site-specific recovery strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book opens with a review of watershed characteristics and an examination of drainage systems, then proceeds to determining the causes of riparian decline. It introduces five factors that have a significant effect on the results of riparian rehabilitation--natural regeneration, water availability, channel stability, direct impacts such as livestock grazing and recreational activities, and soil salinity--and offers case studies that demonstrate how revegetation has been used both effectively and ineffectively. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It also discusses strategies other than revegetation that may be effective in improving the ecological condition of a site. Many of the strategies presented are also relevant to nonarid climates and to urban areas. By emphasizing evaluation of riparian ecosystems, so that the causes of degradation can be understood, and by offering general approaches that can be tailored to specific situations, \u003ci\u003eRiparian Ecosystem Recovery in Arid Lands\u003c\/i\u003e takes a holistic approach to riparian recovery that will enable users to better judge whether recovery expenditures are likely to produce desired results. An unprecedented work, it will substantially add to efforts across the Southwest and elsewhere to restore these unique and priceless ecosystems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CONTENTS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An Overview: \u003c\/b\u003e Background on Riparian Ecosystems \/ Lessons Learned from Past Riparian Recovery Efforts \/ An Evaluation Strategy \/ Defining Some Important Terms \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Considering the Damaged Riparian Area from a Watershed Perspective: \u003c\/b\u003e Case Study 1: Rincon Creek \/ Taking Advantage of Available Information \/ Getting to Know the Watershed \/ Getting to Know the Stream \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Impacts within the Riparian Zone: \u003c\/b\u003e Livestock \/ Case Study 2: Sheepshead Spring \/ Recreation \/ Competition from Nonnative Species \/ Wildlife \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Natural Recovery in Riparian Ecosystems: \u003c\/b\u003e Case Study 3: Aravaipa Creek \/ Factors Influencing Natural Recovery \/ Case Study 4: McEuen Seep \/ Autoecology of Selected Southwestern Riparian Tree Species \/ Case Study 5: Boulder Creek \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Water Availability: \u003c\/b\u003e Case Study 6: Box Bar \/ How Groundwater Decline Occurs \/ Evaluating Groundwater Conditions \/ Revegetating Riparian Ecosystems Characterized by Groundwater Decline \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Drainageway: \u003c\/b\u003e Channel Instability and Riparian Ecosystems \/ Case Study 7: Babocomari River \/ Channel Dynamics \/ Strategies for Evaluating Channel Stability \/ Developing Recovery Projects along Unstable Alluvial Stream Channels \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Soil Salinity and Riparian Ecosystems: \u003c\/b\u003e Effects of Soil Salinity on Plant Growth \/ The Soil Survey \/ Soil Salinity and Revegetation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Developing the Recovery Plan: \u003c\/b\u003e Developing Project Objectives \/ Selecting the Best Site \/ Local, State, and Federal Permit Requirements \/ Identifying Model Areas \/ Critical Components of the Recovery Plan \/ Community Involvement \/ Demonstration Sites \/ Postproject Evaluation and Monitoring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark K. Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816516448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816516445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 6.13w x 0.60d","brand":"Mark K. 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