FORESTRY
FOREST UTILIZATION
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Question
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Management intensive
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Filter sediment
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Provide bank stabilization
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Uptake nutrients and chemicals running off from the field
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Detailed explanation-1: -Riparian buffer zones occur on farms as areas between natural (e.g., streams) or artificial (farm drains) waterways and agricultural land. These can include a range of physical habitats including grass strips, forested areas, and wetlands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Riparian buffers are the natural vegetation from the edge of the stream bank out through the riparian zone. The vegetative zone serves as a buffer to pollutants entering a stream from runoff, controls erosion, and provides habitat and nutrient input into the stream.
Detailed explanation-3: -Advantages. Buffer zones provide critical habitat adjacent to streams and wetlands, as well as assist in controlling erosion, especially on unstable steep slopes. Buffers along streams and other water bodies also provide wildlife corridors, a protected area where wildlife can move from one place to another.