Download or read book The National Riparian Core Protocol written by David M. Merritt and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riparian areas are hotspots of biological diversity that may serve as high quality habitat for fish and wildlife. The National Riparian Core Protocol (NRCP) provides tools and methods to assist natural resource professionals in sampling riparian vegetation and physical characteristics along wadeable streams. Guidance is provided for collecting basic information on riparian vegetation composition and physical structure in fluvial riparian ecosystems. The NRCP provides a foundation to assess the characteristics and condition of channels and riparian vegetation at a single point in time or in response to changes in land- and water-use activities, including restoration, or natural processes through time.