Wrapping up riparian

Contents

• Theme: Wrapping up riparian
• The changing face of RipRap and the technical guidelines
• Management issues
  • 1 Understanding our river landscapes - training and education
  • 2 How does riparian vegetation affect floods?
  • 3 Stabilising streambanks and trapping contaminants
  • A little more history
  • 4 Shade, temperature and river models
  • 5 Vegetation, wood and rivers
  • Rapt in rivers
  • 6 In-stream and riparian zone nitrogen dynamics
  • 7 Valuing ecosystem services
  • 8 Riparian widths for different management objectives
  • 9 Impacts of livestock grazing in riparian zones
  • 10 Monitoring and evaluation
  • 11 Overcoming constraints to implementation of sound riparian management
• Thank you to all

Wrapping up riparian

The National Riparian Lands R&D Program has been around for 13 years, and this edition of RipRap features the researchers who have been involved, the key findings that have been made, and the products that have been developed to apply science to day-to-day management. It is a celebration of the accomplishments of the Program and a 'thank you' to all those who have been involved.

From the Editor

When I began working on the National Riparian Lands R&D Program eight years ago I never thought that I would be putting together Edition 31 of RipRap! However, here we are and what an edition it is. This edition is all about showcasing and celebrating the work of the National Riparian Lands R&D Program. It is a Program that I have had the pleasure of working on over the years, with great people in the research, government, non-government, agricultural industry and wider community. As you look through the pages you will see the research that has been undertaken and how every effort has been made to ensure that it is produced in ways that makes it accessible and relevant for every-day river and riparian management. I would like to extend a particular thanks to Phil Price and Allison Mortlock, who have worked tirelessly with me over the years - it is not hard to do when we have had such great material to work with and such a lot of support from RipRap readers across Australia. We hope you enjoy this edition, as well as our Christmas present to you of the National Riparian Lands R&D Program Legacy CD. You are welcome to join us in celebrating the Program when we hold our last workshop in Melbourne in February 2007 (see page 5 for details). Thank you, and all the best for the festive season!

To reduce download times Riprap 31 has been split into two sections for your convenience:

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• Download Adobe Acrobat version of Part 2 of Wrapping up riparian (riprap31_2.pdf 1.0Mb)

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