Fish Inventories in Four Park Units of the Rocky Mountain Network
Bramblett RG and Zale AV. 2002. Fish Inventories in Four Park Units of the Rocky Mountain Network. USGS, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Ecology, Montana State University. Bozeman, MT
The mission of the National Park Service (NPS) is to conserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park system for the enjoyment of this and future generations. To complete this mission, the NPS has focused on the need to have more complete and credible scientific information on the status of the natural resources within the Nation’s parks. There is little or no data available that documents the fish species present or their relative abundances in some of the smaller park units of the Rocky Mountain Network. Our goal was to provide such information for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, and Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Our specific objectives were to 1) document 90% of the fish species present and their relative abundance in each of the park units; 2) create voucher specimens for species not previously recorded or for known taxa where voucher specimens do not currently exist; and 3) provide data on species of fish present in the four park units to NPS personnel to update NPS database.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bramblett, Robert; Zale, Alexander
- Date of Issue
- 2002-12-15
- Publisher
- USGS, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Ecology, Montana State University
- Units
- FLFO , GRKO , GRSA , LIBI , ROMN
- Keywords
- Aquatic Habitats, fish inventory, fish sampling, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Montana, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Montana, National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Native fish biodiversity, Water