Texas Riparian Areas

Nicole A. Davis (Edited by), Thomas B. Hardy (Edited by), Mark Wentzel (Contributions by), Jonathan Phillips (Contributions by), John Jacob (Contributions by), Jacquelyn Duke (Contributions by)

9781623492557

Hardback, published 29 January 2014

224 pages, 81 colour images, 12 line drawings, 14 maps, 23 tables
28.4 x 21.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.8 kg

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 drought conditions. Its purpose was to summarize the characteristics of riparian areas and to develop a common vocabulary for discussing, studying, and managing them.