Response to Technical Assistance Request #18719: Inventory of Aquatic Animal Species in BLCA Wilderness
Medley CN. 2023. Response to Technical Assistance Request #18719: Inventory of Aquatic Animal Species in BLCA Wilderness. Water Resources Division/Fish Program. Fort Collins, CO
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is developing a Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan that will guide visitor use and the natural resource management of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Area. The goal of the technical assistance request was to survey fish, periphyton, and aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness within BLCA to characterize the extant species assemblages and, if possible, to identify native versus non-native species'; a key wilderness character measure of the wilderness plan.
- Type
- Technical Assistance Report
- Authors
- Medley, Carl
- Date of Issue
- 2023-03-30
- Publisher
- Water Resources Division/Fish Program
- Units
- BLCA
- Keywords
- aquatic insects, black canyon, fish, gunnison river, Inventory, macroinvertebrates, periphyton, wilderness
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Energy Flow | Primary Production , NPS.gov Subject Site: Biodiversity , NPS.gov Subject Site: Fish & Fishing , NPS.gov Subject Site: Insects & Invertebrates