Threats to Riparian Ecosystems in Western North America: An Analysis of Existing Literature

May 5, 2011
Boris Poff
Bureau of Land Management
Karen A. Koestner
USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona
Daniel G. Neary
USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona
Victoria Henderson
USDA Forest Service, Flagstaff, Arizona
Journal of the American Water Resources Association, vol. 1, no. 14, 14 pp., American Water Resources Association, May 5, 2011
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Threats to Riparian Ecosystems in Western North America

Keywords: riparian ecosystems, threats, dams, pollution, grazing, land use change, timber harvesting, water diversion, road construction, recreation, mining, groundwater pumping, invasive species, climate change, salinity, fire, insect and diseases, woody encroachment, watershed degradation, elimination of native vegetation, beavers, fire suppression, fuel management