Riparian

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024337",
  "term": "Riparian",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Areas adjacent to rivers and streams. These areas often have a high density, diversity, and productivity of plant and animal species relative to nearby uplands.\n\n2. The area of land next to a body of water. Riparian areas form the transition between terrestrial and aquatic environments.\n\n3. Referring to the areas adjacent to rivers and streams with a differing density, diversity, and productivity of plant and animal species relative to nearby uplands.\n\n4. Lands adjacent to streams, lakes, and estuarine-marine shorelines. Riparian areas are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, through which surface and subsurface hydrology connects water bodies with their adjacent uplands. Riparian areas provide a variety of ecological functions and services and help improve or maintain local water quality.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary",
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/riparian/"
}