Riparian Zones Reducing the Risk or Erosion and Bank Failure
There are many different ways a Riparian Zone affects streams. Among them, Riparian zones can reduce the risk of erosion. The root systems of trees and shrubs reinforces cohesion into the soil and by providing a protective surface matting. Also, trees use the water from the stream to increase the drainage in the soil, which…![Riparian Zones Reducing the Risk or Erosion and Bank Failure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Stream-failure-480x360.jpg)