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Wetlands: Riparian Vegetation

Wetlands: Riparian Vegetation. (Riverine, Terrestrial). Wetlands: Aquatic Vegetation. (Riverine, Subaqueous). Riparian Vegetation: Where is it?. Vegetation Map of New Mexico. Riparian Vegetation: Value. Mesquite Harvest to Fuel Smelters (Safford, Clifton, late 19 th century).

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Wetlands: Riparian Vegetation

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  1. Wetlands: Riparian Vegetation (Riverine, Terrestrial)

  2. Wetlands: Aquatic Vegetation (Riverine, Subaqueous)

  3. Riparian Vegetation: Where is it? Vegetation Map of New Mexico

  4. Riparian Vegetation: Value Mesquite Harvest to Fuel Smelters (Safford, Clifton, late 19th century)

  5. Riparian Vegetation: Value Soil Stabilization Trap Sediment, Nutrients

  6. Upper Gila Lower Gila Riparian Vegetation: Value Common Black Hawk Willow Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Abert’s Towhee Bell’s Vireo Gila Woodpecker

  7. Riparian Vegetation: Value

  8. “Upper” Gila River in NM Lower Box (Junction of East, West Forks)

  9. Snowpack, Snowmelt

  10. “Upper” Gila River in NM Junction of East, West Forks

  11. “Lower” Gila River in NM

  12. “Lower” Gila River in NM Lower Box (Gila River, NM)

  13. Elevation Zones of Woody Plants in NM Riparian Zones Fig. 9.1 in Dick-Peddie (1993)

  14. Riparian Zones Terrace Floodplain Terrace

  15. Obligate versus Facultative Riparian Tree Species

  16. Phreatophyte: Plant Species with Roots in Saturated Zone (= Groundwater)

  17. Water Flow near Yuma, AZ Duncan, AZ

  18. Peak Water Flow: Clifton, AZ (1900-2000) Fig. 17.5 in Webb et al. 2007

  19. Gila River: near Clifton, AZ 1930 Fig. 17.6 A, B in Webb et al., 2007 1964

  20. Gila River: near Clifton, AZ 1980 Fig. 17.6 C, D in Webb et al., 2007 2000

  21. Peak Water Flow: Calva, AZ (1900-2000) Fig. 17.7 in Webb et al. 2007

  22. Gila River: near Calva, AZ 1932 Fig. 17.8a, b in Webb et al. 2007 1964

  23. Gila River: near Calva, AZ 1973 Fig. 17.8c, d, e in Webb et al. 2007 1984 2000

  24. Gila River Tributaries San Carlos River

  25. Diversion of the Gila River (Coolidge Dam (1924-1928) San Carlos Reservoir

  26. Diversion of the Salt River (Roosevelt Dam (1905-1911; 1989-1996) 1911 1996 Water Storage, Flood Control, Power Hydroelectric Plant

  27. Diversion of the Gila River (Gillespie Dam – Gila Bend) 1920s 1993

  28. Diversion of the Gila River (Hohokam Canals – Casa Grande)

  29. Lower Gila River in Arizona Olberg, AZ Near Yuma, AZ

  30. Future Diversion of Gila River in New Mexico(?)

  31. Coping with Variable Water Levels

  32. Riparian Trees

  33. Populus fremontii Fact Sheet • Age at Reproduction: 5-10 Years • Pollen Vector: Wind • Seed Weight: 0.3 – 0.6 mg • Seed Dispersal Vector: Air and Water • Seeds per Tree per Year: 25 Million • Lifespan: Up to ~ 130 Years Source: Stettler et al. 1996. Biology of Populus.

  34. “The Largest Fremont’s Cottonwood” http://www.arizonensis.org/graphics/pictures/LargestCottonwood.jpg

  35. Riparian Forests

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