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RMRS-GTR-282: Assessing the water needs of riparian and wetland
vegetation in the western United States
Cooper, David J.; Merritt, David M. 2012. Assessing the water needs of riparian and wetland vegetation in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-282. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 125 p.
Wetlands and riparian areas are unique landscape elements that perform a disproportionate role in landscape functioning relative to their aerial extent on the landscape. The purpose of this guide is to provide a general foundation for the reader in several interrelated disciplines for the purpose of enabling him/her to characterize and quantify the water needs of riparian and wetland vegetation. Topics discussed are wetland and riparian classification, characteristics and ecology, surface and groundwater hydrology, plant physiology and population and community ecology, and techniques for linking attributes of vegetation to patterns of surface and groundwater and soil moisture.
Keywords: riparian, wetland, groundwater, water requirements, vegetation
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Title: RMRS-GTR-282:
Assessing the water needs of riparian and wetland vegetation in
the western United States
Electronic Publish Date: August 8, 2012
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8, 2012