The Buffer Capacity of Riparian Vegetation to Control Water Quality in Anthropogenic Catchments from a Legally Protected Area: A Critical View over the Brazilian New Forest Code

The Buffer Capacity of Riparian Vegetation to Control Water Quality in Anthropogenic Catchments from a Legally Protected Area: A Critical View over the Brazilian New Forest Code

The riparian buffer width on watersheds has been modified over the last decades. The human settlements heavily used and have significantly altered those areas, for farming, urbanization, recreation and other functions. In order to protect freshwater ecosystems, riparian areas have recently assumed w...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Valera, Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra, Marcílio Vieira Martins Filho, Renato Farias do Valle Júnior, Caroline Fávaro Oliveira, João Paulo Moura, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
water pollution
riparian forest
environmental Law
anthropogenic catchment
watershed management
land use policy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/3/549

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