Abstract

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are used by human cultures as well as how riparia can be used to sustain environmental quality. In recent years riparian management has been widely implemented as a means of improving fisheries, water quality, and habitat for endangered species. This book provides the basic knowledge necessary to implement successful, long-term management and rehabilitation programs.

• Treats riparian patterns & processes in a holistic perspective, from ecological components to societal activities
• Contains over 130 illustrations and photos that summarize this complex ecological system
• Synthesizes the information from more than 6,000 professional articles
• Sidebars provide a look into ongoing research that is at the frontiers of riparian ecology and management

"...i>Riparia is presently the bible of riparian systems, and for that, the authors are owed our thanks..."
- K.T. Killingbeck, University of Rhode Island, in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
"...the most comprehensive synthesis of the riparian ecology literature...researchers and practitioners will benefit from the book's holistic vision of riparia...Highly recommended."
- CHOICE
"...The authors' capacity to summarize and integrate very different research subfileds accurately and insightfully is an extraordinary feature of this book."
-Stewart B. Rood, Unviersity of Lethbridge, for BIOSCIENCE
"The book is logically organized...This book is exceptionally illustrated with instructive, high-quality photographs and colorful figures."
-Scott Tiegs, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, in Ecology
"...Riparia: Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Streamside Communities, is especially timely, and deserves to be widely read and applied." - Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN-The World Conservation Union
"This book is a welcome and valuable addition to the understanding and management of riparian systems throughout the world." - Gene E. Likens, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, from the Foreword
"Both researchers and managers will want to include Riparia in their library...." - Sandy DeBano, Oregon State University
"Riparia achieves a rare combination of an easily readable style with a great wealth of factual information." - William Jackson, IUCN, The World Conservation Union
"This is a beautiful and easily read book - the drawings convey information in ways that words cannot...." - Margaret Palmer, University of Maryland