Watershed-scale Controls on Riparian Vegetation Distribution and Dynamics

Download or read book Watershed-scale Controls on Riparian Vegetation Distribution and Dynamics written by Anna Knight and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of relationships between watershed geomorphology, climate, upland vegetation, and disturbance and riparian vegetation extent and composition, and multi-decadal riparian changes. Study sites consisted of 565 small mountain watersheds across the Great Basin ecoregion. Changes from 1985-2017 were analyzed using Landsat images, digital data sets and other tools. This study provides new information on the distribution of herbaceous and woody riparian vegetation that can inform riparian condition assessments for land management and restoration. Understanding watershed conditions can improve management and restoration outcomes and provides important context for fine-scale studies of riparian vegetation patterns. --adapted from abstract.