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Riparian Buffer Zone for Wetlands

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Riparian buffer zone is an ecotone located between human-disturbed lands and wetlands, lakes, or rivers. The main functions of the riparian buffer zone is to protect wetland ecosystem through flooding control, water protection, soil conservation, habitat provision for wild species diversity, and the influence they have on ecosystem processes in wetlands. Width and vegetation composition of riparian buffer zone are the key features that enhance its functions essential to establishing and maintaining healthy wetlands. To achieve a sustainable buffering function for wetlands, careful multidisciplinary planning based on ecological knowledge and socioeconomic context is necessary.

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  1. Department of Applied Biology, Agroecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 27, 00014, Helsinki, FI, Finland

    Maohua Ma

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Great Somerford, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Mark Everard

  3. Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetland & Environment Ltd. , Littleworth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. USGS National Wetlands Research Center , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Charles Sturt University , Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Ma, M. (2016). Riparian Buffer Zone for Wetlands. In: Finlayson, C., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_53-7

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