7424

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7424
• Author: National Research Council
• Title: Editor
• USFW Year: Series
• USFW - Doc Type: 1987
• Copyright Material: YES

CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
Review of the Glen Canyon
Environmental Studies, 1
Findings and Recommendations, 4
1. INTRODUCTION 16
History of the Development of the
Colorado River and the Glen
Canyon Dam, 16
Law of the River and Operation of
Glen Canyon Dam, I9
Initiation of the Glen Canyon
Environmental Studies, 25
Review of the GCES and its Application
to River Ecosystem Studies in
General, 28
2. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF GCES 33
Definition of Objectives, 33
Administration, 40
Selection and Organization of
Researchers and Reviewers, 42
3. BOUNDARIES OF THE GCES 46
Geographic Boundaries, 46
Historical Boundaries, 48
Evaluation of GCES Boundaries, 51
Institutional Boundaries, 52
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