This property has an excessive amount of riprap, the stone revetments built to prevent erosion. Riprap reduces habitat quality and quantity for animals and plants

Riprap on the Chester River

This property has an excessive amount of riprap, the stone revetments built to prevent erosion. Riprap reduces habitat quality and quantity for animals and plants

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Author(s)Jane Thomas
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2009-07-08
AlbumHuman > Development/Infrastructure
TypePhoto
Dimensions3504 x 2336
Filesize1.2 MB
Number of Downloads156
Filetype(s) JPG
LicenseAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Required AttributionJane Thomas, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library)