Research Task: 832798A.5.0
Task Manager: Sharon Campbell
Dams often regulate Western rivers and alter the physical, chemical, and biological elements of the natural ecosystem. These perturbed, regulated river ecosystems have demonstrated impacts on the physical structure of the watershed, river channel, and floodplain; the hydrology and water quality; and the terrestrial, riparian, and aquatic biota. The purpose of this study task is to restore the natural ecological integrity and ecosystem biocomplexity in the Green and Yampa River basins. Ecosystem biocomplexity and ecological integrity research will involve the use of statistical modeling and predictive simulation as tools to construct a scientific basis for sustainability in managed river basins.
For more information contact Sharon Campbell
U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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