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Because riparian ecosystems are the principal natural forest in the prairie, they provide important habitat for many vertebrates (Brinson et al. 1981). Thus changes in the abundance and patterns of riparian forest affect the fauna of the Great Plains. Water management in the Great Plains has had important and variable impacts on riparian vegetation. For example, reductions in peak streamflow have increased the area occupied by bottomland forest in some cases and decreased it in others. This variability can be explained by placing the relation between flow and tree establishment in the appropriate geomorphic context.
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Friedman, J.M., Scott, M.L., Auble, G.T. (1997). Water Management and Cottonwood Forest Dynamics Along Prairie Streams. In: Knopf, F.L., Samson, F.B. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates. Ecological Studies, vol 125. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2703-6_3
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