Case Details
Riparian vegetated buffer strips in water-quality restoration and stream management
Author(s) Osborn, L.L. & Kovacic, D.A.
Year of publication 1993
A review is presented of the literature on riparian vegetated buffer strips (VBS) for use in stream-water-quality restoration and limitations associated with their use are discussed. The results are also resented of recent investigations on the effectiveness of a forested and a grass vegetated buffer strip for reducing shallow subsurface inputs of nutrients from agriculture to a stream in central Illinois, U.S.A.
Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)
Publisher
Freshwater biology
Freshwater biology
Region
Americas
Americas
Biome
Temperate
Temperate
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
All