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birds, Bertie J. Weddell wrote the small mammal review. Robin E. Christy wrote the section on bats. KathrynA. Kelsey, Ellen L. Marlin-Yanney,Robin E. Christy, and Sangdon Lee worked on the carnivore section. Claus R. Svendsen contributedthesection on ung_IAtes.The same people who wrote the reviews of empirical studies for thedifferent taxa contributedthe sections on field sampling of the taxa, with theexception thatSangdon Lee and Stephen D. West wrote the section on small mammal sampling. James G. I-laJlettandDouglas R. Call wrote the section on population andcommunity parameters.Bertie J. Weddell and MargaretA. O'Connell contributedthe section on assessing the dependence of Washingtonwildlife species on riparianhabitats. Bertie J.Weddell took the lead in compilin$ the datafor thi_ra_kingprocess. We thankmany people for their criticalreviews of this literaturereview. Keith B. Aubry, John A. Hall, andPeterJ. Fonken reviewed the sections on amphibiansand reptiles and the rankingof riparianspecies. David A. Manuwal and Scott F. Pearson reviewed the section on birds andcritically evaluated theavian taxa included in therankingof riparianspecies. Douglas R. Call reviewed several sections. Members of the Wildlife Sleeting Committee of TFW reviewed earlier draftsof the manuscript. AR 034599 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................ i COIN_bTTS ................................................................................................................ INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF REVIEW ...........................................................I RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS - GENERAL BACKGROUND ....................................... 3 StructureandFunction of RiparianZones ......................................................... 3 Topography .......................................................................................... 4 Hydrology ................................................................ ............................. 4 _i_eo°oIIu--eeIe-_--------_-_---_---eoeoeeoooo°ooeoeo°-ooeoooo_-----o--°o-oeo_-°_°-_ - ..... - ........ .o.. Mdct_limam ......................................................................................... 5 Vegetation ............................................................................................ 5 Clas_fication of riparianvegetation ........................................... 6 Charactm'izationof Washington's RiparianManagement Zones...................................................... 7 Influence of vegetation on su_m structureandfunction ....................... 8 Disturbance in riparianzones ................................................................. 9 Wildlife Use of RiparianHabitat .......................................................................…

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