Forestry Operations & Water Quality] an area adjoining a body of water, normally having soils and vegetation characteristic of floodplains or areas transitional to upland zones. The areas help protect the water by removing or buffering the effects of excessive nutrients, sediments, organic matter, pesticides, or pollutants.
relates to the stream bank and adjacent area which influences, or is influenced by the stream.
areas on the banks of rivers or any watercourse
An administratively defined distance from the water's edge that can include riparian plant communities and upland plant communities. Alternatively, an area surrounding a stream, in which ecosystem processes are within the influence of the stream processes.
A terrestrial area, other than a coastal area, of variable width adjacent to and influenced by a perennial or intermittent body of water. Riparian zones provide a functional linkage between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through coarse and fine organic matter input, bank stability, water temperature regulation, sediment and nutrient flow regulation, maintenance of unique wildlife habitat, and in limiting or mitigating non-point source pollution.
area of vegetation adjacent to a body of water that influences and is influenced by the water.
an area adjoining a body of water, or a stream, etc
a transitional area between the high water mark of a stream and the surrounding uplands
a transitory region between the aquatic environment of a river or stream and the more upland terrestrial environment
bank area of a river or other body of water
The area bordering a river, stream, or other waterway which is biologically important for the healthy functioning of the stream's biology. Riparian vegetation creates shade, bank stability and provides a food source and habitat for organisms living in or along the stream.
A zone of land along a river, stream or other body of water.
a strip of variable width, depending on the riparian functions identified, where special management considerations may be advisable to maintain or enhance those functions. Riparian functions can include protecting bank and channel stability, maintaining shade and inputs of vegetation to the water, carrying water to the surface, maintaining water quality, and providing wildlife habitat.
The banks of a waterway (river or creek)
Any land which adjoins, directly influences or is influenced by a body of water.
An area of ecological transition between the aquatic zone and the upland zone. .
areas next streams, lakes, estuaries and wetlands consisting of wet soils and the transitional habitat between wetland and upland; practices are typically regulated by law.
Those terrestrial areas where the vegetation complex and microclimate conditions are products of the combined presence and influence of perennial and/or intermittent water, associated high water tables, and soils that exhibit some wetness characteristics.
A stream and all the vegetation on its banks.
The area along the bank of a river or a stream, which often has water-dependent vegetation.
Vegetation along streambank which ...
