University of San Francisco
Riparian Restoration, Success Criteria, and Application to the BART Sabrecat Creek Riparian Restoration Project in Fremont, California
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Riparian restoration is a complex, inter-disciplinary field that is open to interpretation by its practitioners. This research reviews some of the critical elements of riparian restoration, including the watershed, surrounding land use, adjacent habitat, and riparian buffers; special-status species, endangered species, and habitat type and structure; invasive species control; water quality and hydrology; and soil and soil microbial communities. Three methods of evaluating restoration projects are discussed, including the Society for Ecological Restoration International Primer, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual and CDFW permitting, and the California Rapid Assessment Method. Finally, the BART Sabrecat Creek Riparian Restoration Project is evaluated using the SER Primer.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSEM)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Project/Capstone - Global access
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Environmental Management
- Year dc:date.available
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Fessler, Jody D
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Kathleen Jennings, Ph.D.
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/134
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1135