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The importance of riparian ecosystems in semiarid and arid regions has generated interest in understanding processes that drive the distribution and abundance of dominant riparian plants. Changes in streamflow patterns downstream of dams have profoundly affected riparian vegetation composition and structure. For example, in the southwestern United States, flow regulation has contributed to the replacement of many riparian forests historically dominated by the native Populus fremontii (Fremont Cottonwood) and Salix gooddingii (Goodding’s Willow) by the exotic species Tamarix spp. (Salt Cedar). The proposed project will help guide reservoir release decision making to enhance downstream recruitment of native cottonwood...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2013,
AZ-04,
Academics & scientific researchers,
Alamo Dam,
Arizona, All tags...
Arizona,
Bill Williams River,
Conservation NGOs,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Datasets/Database,
Decision Support,
Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION,
Federal resource managers,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
LiDAR,
Methodology/Protocol,
Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Presentation,
Project,
United States,
biota,
climate change,
completed,
dams,
remote sensing,
reservoirs,
riparian,
rivers,
southwestern United States,
vegetation,
water,
water management, Fewer tags
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