Marine Riparian Vegetation Communities of Puget Sound

Abstract

Riparian vegetation marine shorelines serves a variety of critical ecological and social functions. Coastal trees and other vegetation on backshore areas, banks, and bluffs help stabilize the soil, control pollution entering marine waters, provide fish and wildlife habitat, and modify stressful physical conditions along shorelines. Riparian areas are transitional, providing connections between and affecting both adjacent aquatic terrestrial systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA478100

Entities

People

  • James S. Brennan

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Forests
  • Habitats
  • Natural Resources
  • Organic Materials
  • Plants
  • Puget Sound
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography
  • Urban Areas
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.