Water Quality Function of Riparian Ecosystems in Georgia

Proceedings of the 1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 30 and 31, Athens, Georgia.Riparian ecosystems, particularly riparian forests consisting of mature trees, are now widely acknowledged to have beneficial effects on stream water quality by reducing nonpoint source pollution from agricultural landscapes. This paper presents a summary of recent supporting research findings in the Coastal Plain of GeorgiaSponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Insttitute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors