9396

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9396
• Author: Andrews, E. D., M. B. Bain, K. S. Lubinski, W. L. Minckley, J. A. Stanford, E. Wohl and R. S. Wydoski.
• Title: Highlights of a Peer review and Roundtable Discussion on the Relationship of Streamflow, Geomorphology, and Food Web Studies in Recovery of the Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin - Final Draft Report.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Grand Junction.
• Copyright Material: NO

The persons selected as peer reviewers in these three disciplines were:
Geomorpholoqy
E.D. Andrews, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
Ellen Wohl. Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Larqe River Ecoloqy
Ken Lubinski, National Biol. Service, Onalaska. Wisconsin
Jack Stanford. University of Montana. Polson
Food Web Relationships
Mark B. Bain. New York Coop. Fish and Wildlife Res. Unit.
Cornell University. Ithaca
Wendell L. Minckley, Arizona State University, Tempe
METHODS

The six peer reviewers were provided with Fiscal Year 1994 scopes-of-work for
projects under the Aspinall Unit and Flaming Gorge Flow Recommendation
Investigation as well as annual project reports for the Aspinall Unit and
Flaming Gorge completed during Fiscal Year 1993. These documents served as
the basis for the peer review of the relationship between streamflows.
geomorphology. and food web dynamics. A review of Program efforts and
recommendations for instream flows (Stanford 1994) and a description of the
physical changes in the Gunnison and Colorado rivers from construction of the
Aspinall Unit and related projects (McAda and Kaeding 1991) provided valuable
background information. In addition, general background information was
provided. A new Program thrust related to habitat enhancement or restoration
of off-channel habitats was not covered under Fiscal Year 1994 scopes-of-work.
Therefore. the perceived ecological value of flooded bottomland habitats to
the endangered fishes was summarized by Wydoski (1994a).

Format for Conductinq the Peer Review. The review materials were provided to
the peer reviewers in September 1994 for their review and comment. Although
written comments on the Flaming Gorge and Aspinall Unit projects were
solicited after the materials were provided to the peer reviewers. only
general comments were received from several of the reviewers. During followup
telephone conversations, it became apparent that the scopes-of-work and annual
reports were incomplete and could not be evaluated in detail. The peer
reviewers recommended that a workshop be organized so that they could discuss
the study proposals and annual reports with the principal investigators.
Therefore, a workshop was arranged by the Propagation and Nonnative Fish
Program Coordinator so that the projects could be discussed in more depth.

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