Title Endangered and threatened species of the Platte River / Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Regional Context for Water and Species -- Geography -- Human Use of Platte River Basin -- Hydrological Changes -- Conflicts -- Groundwater -- Riparian Vegetation Changes -- General Species Responses to European Settlement -- Law, Science, and Management Decisions -- Legal and Institutional Background -- Science and Uncertainty -- Water Management: Connecting Law and Science -- Lessons for the Platte From Other Water Conflicts -- Scientific Data for the Platte River Ecosystem -- Science and Management Targets for Species -- Basic Connections in the Platte River Ecosystem -- A Model for River and Habitat Change -- The Platte River as an Ecosystem -- Whooping Crane -- Historical and Ecological Context -- Difficulties in Defining Critical Habitat for the Whooping Crane -- Current Databases -- Characteristics of Critical Habitat -- What do Whooping Cranes Gain from Central Platte Habitats? -- Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern -- Piping Plover -- Interior Least Tern -- Pallid Sturgeon -- Species Distribution -- Reproduction and Population Trends -- Habitat Components Required for Survival -- Current Platte River Conditions -- Recovery of Pallid Sturgeon -- Importance of the Lower Platte River to Pallid Sturgeon -- Committee's Findings -- Biographical Information on Committee Members -- Bird Species of Conservation Concern in Nebraska -- Confirmed Whooping Crane Sightings in Central Platte River Study Area, 1942-2003 -- Input Data for Figures 5-6A and 5-6B Notes " ... supported by ... National Academy of Sciences and the Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation ..."--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-275) Notes Print version record Subject Endangered species -- Nebraska -- Platte River Watershed Freshwater ecology -- Nebraska -- Platte River Watershed Riparian animals -- Nebraska -- Platte River Watershed NATURE -- Endangered Species. Endangered species Freshwater ecology Riparian animals SUBJECT Platte River Watershed (Neb.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93002264 Subject Nebraska -- Platte River Watershed Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Endangered and Threatened Species in the Platte River Basin. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. United States. Bureau of Reclamation. ISBN 0309532639 9780309532631

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