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Analysis, Literature review, Management, Riparian buffer, Rivers, Streams, Water quality, Watershed, Riparian

This literature review categorizes and evaluates over 50 articles on buffer zones for the conservation of protected areas. The review focuses more on the conceptual definition of and implications of implementing buffer zones rather than quantifying their ecological benefit.