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Bankside vegetation was characterised by a closely grazed short sward of grass, right up to the water’s edge, and Apium, both of which were grazed by cattle. Cattle grazing
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- The Role of Bankside Habitat in River Ecology
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This study represents 2.years of practical research and analysis of riparian vegetation and aquatic invertebrate interactions.
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The findings of a project which was undertaken to investigate the fauna and flora of bankside habitats of chalk rivers and streams and the effects of seasonal changes
Published 1 January 1999
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Preserve and improve water's edge and bank side habitats. These activities are intended to restore the habitats at the edge of the river channel in areas where it is impacted upon by hard structural bank protection. The activities are focussed on the channel margins, the banks and the riparian zone. A wide range of techniques are included in ...
This guidance describes practical ways you can protect eroding river banks without increasing erosion risks to other banks downstream while improving bankside habitat. River bank erosion can be costly. It can result in loss of productive land and damage to fencing, tracks and other infrastructure.
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Marginal and bankside vegetation contribute to the biodiversity associated with watercourses. Rivers and streams link fragmented habitats in intensively farmed areas. Standing waters also show...
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It starts by describing River Habitat Survey (RHS), a system for assessing the physical character and quality of river habitats and the impacts upon them. It then goes on to provide a unique snapshot of the state of stream and river habitats in the UK and the Isle of Man.
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Bankside grasslands are therefore a very unusual habitat in Deeside and indeed throughout Britain, and those that remain are extremely important for nature conservation.
