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Publication Details
Note: In October 2006, the North Central Research Station and the Northeastern Research Station joined to form the Northern Research Station. New publications are being added to the Northern Research Station Publications & Data site.
This publication is also available at: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/2961
Title: Estimating riparian area extent and land use in the Midwest.
Author: Palik, Brian J.; Tang, Swee May; Chavez , Quinn.
Year: 2004
Publication: Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-248. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 28 p.
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.
Key Words: Riparian area, Midwest, riparian buffers, land use, land cover.
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Last Modified: March 31, 2006