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Abstract
The evolution of our modern-day understanding of riparian ecology and the development of the field of riparian ecosystem/habitat restoration underwent significant advances from 1970 to 2000. The four parts of this chapter include: (1) a chronological overview of the major activities, events and publications that documented, and punctuated, the progress of our understanding of riparian ecology and riparian ecosystem restoration in California; (2) a discussion of the various types of riparian restoration projects with the projects categorized by the primary reason they were undertaken; (3) examples of the various types of research, experimentation, field investigations, and monitoring programs associated with the early riparian habitat restoration projects; and (4) concluding remarks.
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Keywords
riparian,
ecosystem,
ecology,
riparian processes,
riparian losses,
restoration,
aquatic,
arid,
semiarid,
upland,
freshwater,
groundwater,
hydrology,
watershed,
tamarisk,
tamarisk leaf beetles (Diorhabda spp)
Citation
Stanley, John; Griggs, F. Thomas; Rieger, John. 2020. The development of riparian ecosystem restoration in California [Chapter 7]. In: Carothers, Steven W.; Johnson, R. Roy; Finch, Deborah M.; Kingsley, Kenneth J.; Hamre, Robert H., tech. eds. Riparian research and management: Past, present, future. Volume 2. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-411. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 154-210.
