Estimating riparian area extent and land use in the Midwest.

Brian J. J. Palik; Swee May Tang; Quinn Chavez

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-248

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Estimating riparian area extent and land use in the Midwest.

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Authors:

Brian J. J. Palik, Swee May Tang, Quinn Chavez

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-248

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-248. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 28 p.

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Abstract

This report quantifies the amount and land use/land cover of riparian area in the seven-State Midwest Region of the continental United States. We estimate that riparian areas cover 8.9 to 13.2 million hectares in the region and that approximately 72 percent of riparian areas support natural or semi-natural land cover.

Keywords

Riparian area, Midwest, riparian buffers, land use, land cover

Citation

Palik, Brian J.; Tang, Swee May; Chavez , Quinn. 2004. Estimating riparian area extent and land use in the Midwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-248. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 28 p.