| California Riparian Systems |
| IN MEMORIAM |
| A PICTORIAL OVERVIEW OF CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS |
| FOREWORD |
| PREFACE |
| SOME RIPARIAN DEFINITIONS |
 | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
 | 1— BIOGEOGRAPHY AND DYNAMICS OF CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| California Riparian Forests |
| A Brief History of Riparian Forests in the Central Valley of California |
| The Importance of Riparian Systems to Amphibians and Reptiles |
| Some Implications of Population Growth to California's Renewable Resources |
| 2— STRUCTURE, STATUS, AND TRENDS IN THE CONDITION OF CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Summary of Riparian Vegetation Areal and Linear Extent Measurements from the Central Valley Riparian Mapping Project |
| An Historical Overview of the Sacramento River |
| Regeneration of Riparian Forests of the Central Valley |
| Plant Succession on Merced River Dredge Spoils |
| Historical Vegetation Change in the Owens River Riparian Woodland |
| • | Introduction |
| • | Physical Setting |
| Present Vegetation |
| Human Impact |
| • | Conclusions |
| • | Literature Cited |
| The Transitional Nature of Northwestern California Riparian Systems |
| Classification and Dynamics of Subalpine Meadow Ecosystems in the Southern Sierra Nevada |
| Composition and Trend of Riparian Vegetation on Five Perennial Streams in Southeastern Arizona |
| 3— HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND PROTECTION OF CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Fluvial Processes and Woodland Succession Along Dry Creek, Sonoma County, California |
| Riparian Vegetation Planting for Flood Control |
| The Role of Riparian Vegetation in Channel Bank Stability |
| Sequential Changes in Bed Habitat Conditions in the Upper Carmel River Following the Marble-Cone Fire of August, 1977 |
| Flood Control and Riparian System Destruction |
| Photodocumentation of Vegetation and Landform Change on a Riparian Site, 1880–1980 |
| 4— AQUATIC/RIPARIAN INTERACTIONS IN RIVERINE SYSTEMS |
| The Importance of Riparian Vegetation to Stream Ecosystems |
| The Role of Streamside Bufferstrips in the Ecology of Aquatic Biota |
| The Use of Riparian Systems by Aquatic Insects |
| The Influence of Riparian Vegetation on Stream Fish Communities of California |
| 5— RIPARIAN/UPLAND INTERACTIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WILDLIFE AND AGRICULTURE |
| Riparian Birds in the Riparian/Agricultural Interface |
| Alder, Cottonwood, and Sycamore Distribution and Regeneration Along the Nacimiento River, California |
| Historical Avifaunal Changes in the Riparian Zone of the Truckee River, Nevada |
| Pronghorn, Cattle, and Feral Horse Use of Wetland and Upland Habitats |
| 6— ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUES IN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Economic and Social Values in Riparian Systems |
| Economic Analysis and the Management of Riparian Resources |
| • | Public Values and Riparian Systems |
| • | A Farmer's View of Riparian Systems |
| Diverse Interests in Riparian Systems and the Potential for Coalition |
| The Value of Riparian Ecosystems |
| 7— RIPARIAN SYSTEMS AND THE LAW |
| Is There a National Interest in Wetlands |
| The Clean Water Acts and the Principles of the Public Trust Doctrine |
| The Public Trust and Riparian Systems |
| The State as Public Trustee |
| Riparian Regulations |
| Protection of Riparian Systems in an Anti-Regulatory Era |
| 8— CLASSIFICATION, INVENTORY, AND MONITORING OF RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Evolution and Riparian Systematics |
| The Central Valley Riparian Mapping Project |
| Current Condition of Riparian Resources in the Central Valley of California |
| Riparian Systems |
| The Nationwide Rivers Inventory |
| Environmental Data System of the Bureau of Reclamation |
| Spatial Vegetation Units Used with a Description Method Based on Two Levels of Resolution to Provide the Requisite Structural Information for Vegetation Preservation |
| An Application of the Spatial-Aggregation Method to the Description of Riparian Vegetation |
| Structural, Floristic, and Condition Inventory of Central Valley Riparian Systems |
| A Riparian Classification System |
| 9— NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RIPARIAN TRENDS |
| • | California Riparian Systems |
| Overview |
| Important Riparian/Wetland Systems of Peninsular Baja California |
| Riparian Problems and Initiatives in the American Southwest |
| Regional Riparian Research and a Multi-University Approach to the Special Problem of Livestock Grazing in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains |
| Riparian System/Livestock Grazing Interaction Research in the Intermountain West |
| Senate Bill 397 |
| 10— RIPARIAN RESTORATION |
| Mortality and Growth of Cottonwood on Dredge-Spoil |
| Riparian Restoration Efforts Associated with Structurally Modified Flood Control Channels |
| Streambank Stabilization Techniques Used by the Soil Conservation Service in California |
| Environmental Resource Conservation |
| Planting Design Inventory Techniques for Modeling the Restoration of Native Riparian Landscapes |
| Irrigation Systems for Riparian Zone Revegetation |
| High Mountain Meadow Restoration |
| 11— RIPARIAN SYSTEMS AND WATER DIVERSION PROJECTS |
| The South Fork (Kern River) Wildlife Area |
| Potential Effects of Sewage Effluent Removal on the Lower Salinas River Riparian System |
| Sofar |
| The Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Natural Spring Communities in Owens Valley |
| Destruction of Riparian Systems Due to Water Development in the Mono Lake Watershed |
| Influencing Future Effects of Water Development on Riparian Systems |
| 12— PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF RIPARIAN VEGETATION ON LEVEE SYSTEMS |
| Vegetation on US Army Corps of Engineers Project Levees in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, California |
| Riparian Vegetation on Flood Control Project Levees |
| The Role of Vegetation in an Integrated Pest Management Approach to Levee Management |
| Experimenting with Levee Vegetation |
| Riparian Surrogates in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta and Their Habitat Values |
| 13— RIPARIAN SYSTEMS AND THE ECOLOGY OF BIRD POPULATIONS |
| Seasonal Variation of Bird Numbers in a Riparian Forest, Sacramento Valley, California |
| Riparian Bird Community Structure and Dynamics |
| Avian Use of Marshes on the Lower Colorado River |
| Riparian Forest as Habitat for the Least Bell's Vireo |
| Importance of Riparian Systems to Nesting Swainson's Hawks in the Central Valley of California |
| Sensitivity of Riparian Birds to Habitat Loss |
| Avian Use of Revegetated Riparian Zones |
| 14— COASTAL ZONE RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Protection of Riparian Systems in the California Coastal Zone |
| Plant Species Composition and Life form Spectra of Tidal Streambanks and Adjacent Riparian Woodlands Along the Lower Sacramento River |
| Sediment Control Criteria for an Urbanizing Area in San Diego County, California |
| Management of Riparian Vegetation in the Northcoast Region of California's Coastal Zone |
| Preserving Riparian Vegetation along California's South Central Coast |
| 15— UNIQUE ECOLOGICAL AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF CALIFORNIA DESERT RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Temporal Desert Riparian Systems—the Mojave River as an Example |
| Composition and Abundance of Bird Populations in Riparian Systems of the California Deserts |
| Management Aspects of Relict Populations Inhabiting the Amargosa Canyon Ecosystem |
| The Decline of Ash Meadows, a Unique Desert Ecosystem |
| • | A Manager's Perspective of Riparian Areas in the California Desert |
| 16— SUSTAINED YIELD PRODUCTION IN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS |
| Productivity in Native Stands of Prosopis Glandulosa |
| Riparian Woodland Regulation |
| Economic Values of Three Furbearers Inhabiting California Riparian Systems |
| Compatibility of Biofuel Production with Wildlife Habitat Enhancement |
| Considerations of Riparian Biomass for Management As an Energy Source |
| 17— CULTURAL, ECOLOGICAL, RECREATIONAL, AND AESTHETIC VALUES |
| Recreation Planning As a Tool to Restore and Protect Riparian Systems |
| Management and Protection of Riparian Ecosystems in the State Park System |
| Planning Recreation Development and Wildlife Enhancement in a Riparian Environment at Orestimba Creek |
| Management of Cultural Resources in Riparian Systems |
| Warm Springs Dam-Lake Sonoma Ethnobotanical Preserve |
| 18— INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT |
| Developing a Long-Term Protection Plan for the McCloud River, California |
| Sacramento River Environment |
| Riparian Area Management in the Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service |
| Protecting Stream Environment Zones to Preserve Water Quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin |
| Resource Allocation Issues Associated with Maintaining Instream Flow from Wastewater |
| 19— RIPARIAN INITIATIVES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL |
| A State Mandate for Riparian Wetland System Preservation |
| Protecting Urban Streams—a Case Study |
| San Diego County Riparian Systems |
| The Preservation and Restoration of Riparian Resources in Conducting Flood Control Activities |
| Management Options for Dry Creek Riparian Corridor Including Formation of a Local Land Trust |
| 20— THE RIVERS AND HARBORS ACT, SECTION 404, AND RIPARIAN SYSTEM CONSERVATION |
| Federal Wetlands Protection under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 |
| Vegetation of the Santa Ana River and Some Flood Control Implications |
| Technical Delineation of Wetland Boundaries within California Riparian Systems |
| Riparian Protection from Corps of Engineers Projects |
| Section 404 Jurisdictional Determinations in Riparian Systems |
| 21— RIPARIAN SYSTEMS AND THE ECOLOGY OF NON-AVIAN WILDLIFE POPULATIONS |
| Ringtail Distribution and Abundance in the Central Valley of California |
| Rare, Threatened and Endangered Invertebrates in California Riparian Systems |
| Gray Fox Temporal and Spatial Activity in a Riparian/Agricultural Zone in California's Central Valley |
| Fish Slough |
| Geographical Ecology of the Sacramento Valley Riparian Butterfly Fauna |
| The Status of Ecological Research on the Mammal Fauna of California's Central Valley Riparian Communities |
| Sensitive, Threatened, and Endangered Mammals of Riparian and other Wetland Communities in California |
| 22— DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RIPARIAN LANDS IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP |
| Developing Management Strategies for Privately Owned Riparian Land |
| A Management Strategy for the Kern River Preserve, California |
| Riparian System Restoration by Private Landowners |
| Vector Control in Riparian/Wetland Systems |
| Pest and Beneficial Insects Associated with Agriculture and Riparian Systems |
| Timber Operations Along California Streams |
| DIRECTORY OF CONTRIBUTORS |
| INDEX |