Forested Riparian Zones and their Benefit to Anadromous Fish in Chesapeake Bay Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains how riparian forests support healthy streams and benefit shad, herring, alewife and other migratory fish.
Authors
- NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Description
Riparian forests are areas of trees, shrubs and other types of vegetation which can intercept surface runoff, subsurface flow and deeper ground water flows for purposes of removing or buffering effects from nutrients, pesticides or other pollutants which could otherwise enter streams and other larger bodies of water. This fact sheet explains how forested riparian zones directly and indirectly benefit migratory fish, from reducing pollution and managing water temperature to attracting food supplies and providing physical habitat.
Category: Fact Sheet