Instream flows to assist the recovery of endangered fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin: review and synthesis of ecological information, issues, methods and rationale
Stanford JA and Bierman JM. 1993. Instream flows to assist the recovery of endangered fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin: review and synthesis of ecological information, issues, methods and rationale. FLBS Open File Report 130-93. The University of Montana, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Polson, MT
This study reviews the science pertaining to the issue of flow provision, identifies critical uncertainties, and provides recommendations for determining the instream flow needs of four endangered fish (Colorado squawfish, humpback chub, bonytail chub, and razorback sucker). Charts and bibliography.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stanford, Jack; Bierman, Jessie
- Date of Issue
- 1993-09-30
- Publisher
- The University of Montana, Flathead Lake Biological Station
- Units
- DINO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Animals, Aquatic Studies, Bonytail Chub (Gila elegans), Colorado Squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius), Discharge, Ecology, Fish, Fisheries Management, Green River, Humpback Chub (Gila cypha), Hydrology (General), Management, Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), Recovery, Restoration - Natural, Streamflow, Threatened & Endangered Species, Threatened-Endangered-Sensitive Animals, Water Quantity, Yampa River