Foreword / by Andrew Sansom -- Preface -- Introduction / by Mark Wentzel -- An integrated overview / by Nicole A. Davis and Thomas B. Hardy -- Stream buffers / by Jonathan Phillips -- Riparian geomorphology / by Jonathan Phillips -- Riparian soils / by John Jacob -- Riparian vegetation / by Jacquelyn Duke -- The special character of riparian management / by Steve Nelle -- Landowner assistance programs for riparian management / by Steve Nelle -- Coming to terms / by Mark Wentzel
Summary
Riparian areas-transitional zones between the aquatic environments of streams, rivers, and lakes and the terrestrial environments on and alongside their banks-are special places. They provide almost two hundred thousand miles of connections through which the waters of Texas flow. Keeping the water flowing, in as natural a way as possible, is key to the careful and wise management of the state's water resources. Texas Riparian Areas evolved from a report commissioned by the Texas Water Development Board as Texas faced the reality of over-allocated water resources and long-term if not permanent d
