Riparian areas
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005527
The area of land next to a body of water. Riparian areas form the transition between terrestrial and aquatic environments.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005527 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | riparian corridors; riparian sites; riparian zones; river banks; stream banks |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Land resources; Riparian soils; Riparian buffers; Riparian grasslands; Riparian vegetation; Hyporheic zone; Riverbank protection; Riparian forests |
| Translations | Spanish: áreas ripícolas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005527",
"term": "Riparian areas",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The area of land next to a body of water. Riparian areas form the transition between terrestrial and aquatic environments.",
"synonyms": [
"riparian corridors",
"riparian sites",
"riparian zones",
"river banks",
"stream banks"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"land resources",
"riparian soils",
"riparian buffers",
"riparian grasslands",
"riparian vegetation",
"hyporheic zone",
"riverbank protection",
"riparian forests"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "áreas ripícolas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/riparian-areas/"
}
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