How Riparian Zones Reduce the Risk of Erosion and Bank Failure
There are many different ways a Riparian Zone affects streams. Along with them, Riparian Zone can reduce the risk of erosion. The roots systems of trees and shrubs reinforces cohesion into the soil and by providing a surface matting. Trees however, use the water from a stream to increase the drainage in the soil. That…![How Riparian Zones Reduce the Risk of Erosion and Bank Failure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Unhealthy-vs-Healthy-Riaprian-Zones--480x360.jpg)