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Riparian Buffer Zones

Riparian Buffer Zone is a vegetated ecotone adjacent to a water body that functions to mitigate land cover effects on watersheds by filtering runoff, stabilizing shorelines, and providing habitat continuity.

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636

The Ecology of Interfaces: Riparian Zones

Robert J. Naiman, Henri Décamps · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1997 · 2.8K citations

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An Ecosystem Perspective of Riparian Zones

Stanley V. Gregory, Frederick J. Swanson, W. Arthur McKee et al. · BioScience · 1991 · 2.5K citations

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Methods in Stream Ecology.

Mark S. Wipfli, F. Richard Hauer, Gary A. Lamberti · Ecology · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Tangled webs: reciprocal flows of invertebrate prey link streams and riparian zones

Colden V. Baxter, Kurt D. Fausch, W. Carl Saunders · Freshwater Biology · 2005 · 1.2K citations

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Riparian vegetation: degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects

David M. Richardson, Patricia M. Holmes, Karen J. Esler et al. · Diversity and Distributions · 2007 · 951 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PV
    P. Vidon

    SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, United States

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. RL
    Richard Lowrance

    Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, United States

    13 publications · 608 citations

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  3. PM
    Peter M. Groffman

    Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States

    12 publications · 934 citations

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  4. GP
    Gilles Pinay

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. JS
    John S. Richardson

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    9 publications · 711 citations

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Institutions

768

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    17 h-index

    56 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    14 h-index

    24 publications

    743 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    12 h-index

    23 publications

    893 citations

  6. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    11 h-index

    33 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    403 citations

  8. University of Rhode Island

    Kingston, United States

    10 h-index

    35 publications

    2.5K citations

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  1. Journal of Environmental Quality

    JEQ · 26 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. Ecological Engineering

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Water Resources Research

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Forest Ecology and Management

    17 publications · 599 citations

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