The demand for water resulting from massive population and economic growth in the southwestern U.S. overwhelmed traditional uses of riparian areas. As a consequ

Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, po

Woody wetlands constitute a relatively small but extremely important part of the landscape in the southwestern United States. These riparian habitats support mo

The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high wat

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