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Relating Riparian Vegetation to Present and Future Streamflows The intense demand for river water in arid regions is resulting in widespread changes in riparian vegetation. We present a direct gradient method to predict the vegetation change resulting from a proposed upstream dam or diversion. Our method begins with the definition of vegetative cover types, based on a census of the existing vegetation in a set of 1 x 2 m plots. A hydraulic model determines the discharge necessary to inundate each plot. We use the hydrologic record, as defined by a flow duration curve, to determine the inundation duration for each plot. This allows us to position cover types along a gradient of inundation duration. A change in river management results in a new flow duration curve, which is used... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: Ecological Applications, Environmental impacts, bottomland vegetation, dam, discharge, All tags... diversion, flow duration, gunnison, hydraulic model, riparian vegetation, twinspan, vegetation change, Fewer tags