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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2. using agreed-upon methods, analyze selected data and develop category
2 (data-generated) HSI curves.

3. Identify data gaps and, using expert judgement, develop interim HSI
curves for those life stages and variables for which data are sparse.

4. Fully document all phases of the project.

5. Attain consensus (approval) by species experts on all phases of the
project.

WORK ELEMENTS

The general format for the project involved having BIO/WEST assimilate and
sununarize the available data and then, during two workshops, develop a con-
sensus of the spec;::ies experts on how the data would be analyzed for curve
development. This final report sununarizes the methods and results of the
project. The objectives, methods, and results of each task are described, and
the final Habitat suitability Index curves are presented with accompanying
documentation. The project was divided into the six work elements (Table 1).

Table 1. HSI curves project schedule.

Task

Work element

Date of completion/performance

A

Data set summaries, summary tables,
and HSI curve summaries.

December 12, 1986

Documentation of Workshop #1 .

January 5-9, 1987
January 23, 1987

B

Workshop U.

c

Draft Report with curves

March 20, 1987

D

Workshop #2.

March 30-April 3, 1987

E

Draft Final Report

April 17, 1987
May 8, 1987

Documentation of Workshop #2 .

F

Final Report

June 19, 1987

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