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Riparian forest

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A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink or reservoir. [1]

18 relations: Bank (geography), Bosque, Canal, Estuary, Flood, Gallery forest, Lake, Management of Pacific Northwest riparian forests, Marsh, Pond, Reservoir, Riparian zone, River, Sediment, Sink (geography), Stream, Swamp, Tugay.

Bank (geography)

In geography, the word bank generally refers to the land alongside a body of water.

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Bosque

A bosque is a type of gallery forest habitat found along the riparian flood plains of stream and river banks in the southwestern United States.

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Canal

Canals, or navigations, are human-made channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

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Gallery forest

Gallery forests are forests that form as corridors along rivers or wetlands and project into landscapes that are otherwise only sparsely treed such as savannas, grasslands, or deserts.

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Lake

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.

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Management of Pacific Northwest riparian forests

Management of Pacific Northwest riparian forests is necessary because many of these forests have been dramatically changed from their original makeup.

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Marsh

A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.

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Pond

A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or artificial, that is usually smaller than a lake.

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Reservoir

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.

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Riparian zone

A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Sink (geography)

A geographic sink is a depression within an endorheic basin where water collects with no visible outlet.

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Stream

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.

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Swamp

A swamp is a wetland that is forested.

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Tugay

Tugay, also spelt tugai, is a form of riparian forest or woodland associated with fluvial and floodplain areas in arid climates.

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Redirects here:

Alluvial forest, Riparian forests, Riparian wood, Riparian woodland, Riverine forest.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riparian_forest

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