7332

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7332
• Author: Valdez, R. A., et al.
• Title: Final Report Habitat Suitability Index Curves for Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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ACKNCMLEDGEMENTS

This project was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6,
in cooperation with the National Ecology Center, Fort Collins, Colorado. The
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative was Mr. Patrick Nelson of the
National Ecology Center, who provided technical assistance and guidance
throughout the project.

The project Leader gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the many
individuals and agencies that contributed data to this effort, particularly the
Colorado Water Congress, u.S. Fish and wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,
Colorado Division of Wildlife, and utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Thanks
also to the many researchers and field biologists that graciously agreed to
have their data incorporated into this database.

Sincere appreciation is extended to the species experts for their
continued professi.onalism through Workshops #1 and #2. Their relentless
participation in these two week-long workshops and their adherance to
thoroughness and accuracy were critical to the success of this project. We
thank the agencies that sponsored these experts and deemed this project
important enough to insure their participation. These agencies include those
named above as well as the National Audubon Society. The input tOf workshop
participants, particularly Mr. Keith Rose, Mr. Tom Pitts, and Mr. John Hamill,
is also greatly appreciated.

BIOjWEST, Inc. also gratefully acknowledges the input and advise of
reviewers of this document, including Mr. Lynn Kaeding, Dr. Paul Marsh, Mr.
Patrick Nelson, Mr. Keith Rose, and Mr. John Hamill. The readability of this
document was greatly improved through the efforts of Mr. James Zuboy, the NEe
editor.

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