TY - JOUR TI - a Brief History of Riparian Forests in the Central Valley of California AU - Katibah, Edwin F. T2 - California Riparian Systems AB - Riparian forests once occupied substantially greater areas in the Central Valley of California thant hey do today. This paper explores the hydrologic influences which allowed the original riparian forests to establish themselves, the extent and reasons for the decline of the pre-settlement forests, as well as an estimate of the extent of today's remaining forests. DA - 2021/// PY - 2021 DO - 10.1525/9780520322431-008 SP - 23 EP - 29 KW - Central Valley KW - Sacramento River ER -