Pacific Tree Frog and Its Environment

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from both surface and shallow groundwater before they reach a river or stream. Riparian buffers provide habitat for wildlife and enhance fish habitat by, among other things, reducing water temperature.[3] Wetlands are lands on which water covers the soil or is present either at or near the surface of the soil or within the root zone, all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. The recurrent or prolonged presence of water (hydrology) at or near the soil surface is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on its surface. Wetlands can be identified by the presence of those plants (hydrophytes) that are adapted to life in the soils that form under flooded or saturated conditions (hydric soils) characteristic of wetlands. Jurisdictional wetlands, those that are regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, must exhibit all three ...

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