Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte RiverNational Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin National Academies Press, 2005 M01 24 - 336 páginas The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act and water management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and the interior least tern. The leading factors attributed to the decline of the cranes are historical overhunting and widespread habitat destruction and, for the plovers and terns, human interference during nesting and the loss of riverine nesting sites in open sandy areas that have been replaced with woodlands, sand and gravel mines, housing, and roadways. Extensive damming has disrupted passage of the endangered pallid sturgeon and resulted in less suitable habitat conditions such as cooler stream flows, less turbid waters, and inconsistent flow regimes. Commercial harvesting, now illegal, also contributed to the decline of the sturgeon. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River addresses the habitat requirements for these federally protected species. The book further examines the scientific aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's instream-flow recommendations and habitat suitability guidelines and assesses the science concerning the connections among the physical systems of the river as they relate to species' habitats. |
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... South Carolina, Columbia JOHN A. BARZEN, International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI FRANCESCA CUTHBERT, University of Minnesota, St. Paul HOLLY DOREMUS, University of California, Davis LISA M. BUTLER HARRINGTON, Kansas State University ...
... south corridor for migratory birds, and the river's riparian zones provide valuable habitat for these and a variety of other birds. The shallow waters of the river interact with a complex series of islands and bars to create unique ...
... South channel of central Platte River at Rowe Sanctuary near Kearney, 20 General location and features of the Platte River Basin, including its position across 100th meridian, 21 1-3. 1-4. 1-5. 1-6. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-6. 2-7. xxix ...
... on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF THE PLATTE RIVER SUMMARY T he North Platte River and the South Platte.
... South Platte River rise in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flow through Wyoming and Colorado, respectively, to join in western Nebraska to form the Platte River, which continues eastward to its confluence with the Missouri River ...
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3 Law Science and Management Decisions | 73 |
4 Scientific Data for the Platte River Ecosystem | 108 |
5 Whooping Crane | 155 |
6 Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern | 186 |
7 Pallid Sturgeon | 225 |
8 Conclusions and Recommendations | 240 |
References | 258 |
Appendixes | 277 |
Appendix B Bird Species of Conservation Concern in Nebraska | 287 |
Appendix C Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area 19422003 | 291 |
Appendix D Input Data for Figures 56A and 56B | 298 |