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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Water <br /> <br /> <br />Shrubs and grasses <br />Deciduous trees <br /> <br />Shrubs <br /> <br />Sedges and rushes <br />Emergents <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Aquatic <br />Zone <br /> <br />Ri~arian <br />Zone <br /> <br />Upland <br />Zone <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Idealized cross-section of rip~rlan zone <br /> <br /> <br />VEGETATIVE STRATA" <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />~-~ <br /> <br />'/ <br />2 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />4 <br />EDGES <br />FIGURE 1 <br />Riparian zones frequently have more edges and strata that produce habitats <br />for more species, reflecting the diversity of plant species and community <br />--- structure (i.e., plant structural diversity). <br />..4_ <br /> <br />1 <br />