9393

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9393
• Author: Crist, L. and R. Williams.
• Title: Five Year Flaming Gorge Research Program FY 1995.
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: 32-41, Fg-I,
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 2. Core-research (CR) and hypothesis-testing (HT} studies to investigate effects of recommended releases from Flaming
Gorge Dam (FGD) on the Green River Ecosystem, 1990-1994.
Species/Event
Spring -Summer
Summer -Fall
Winter
Colorado squash
Reproduction
Recruitment age-0
CR-Assessment of larval abundance (drift-
net); 1990-
HT--Characteristics of spring habitats;
1991-92
HT«Structured decision making; 1991-92
HT--Early biology studies; 1991-93
HT--Role of FGD in habitat changes; 1994-
HT--Potential spawning in lower Green
River; 1994-
HT--Reproduction/recruitment in middle
Green River; 1994-
HT--Restoration potential of upper Green
River; 1994-
CR--Assessment of nursery habitat; 1990-
HT«Characteristics of spring habkats;
1991-92
HT--Structured decision making; 1991-92
HT-Early biology studies; 1991-93
HT--Fish predation on invertebrates in
backwaters;1992-93
HT--Role of FGD in habitat changes; 1994-
HT-Reproduction/recruitment in middle
Green River; 1994-
HT--Restoration potential of upper Green
River; 1994-
HT--Effects of winter/spring flows on
young; 1993-
CR--Assessment of nursery habitat;
1990-
HT«Evaluation of marklrecapture; 1991-
92
HT--Structured decision making; 1991-92
HT--Early biology studies; 1991-93
HT--Fish predation on invertebrates in
backwaters; t 992-93
HT--Rote of FGD in habitat changes;
1994-
HT«Reproduction/recruitment in middle
Green River; 1994-
HT--Restoration potential of upper Green
River; 1994-
CR--Flow effects on YOY:
overwinter survival; 1990-
HT«Structured decision making;
1991-92
HT-Role of FGD in habitat
changes; 1994-
HT--Growth of young related to
adult recruitment; 1992-93
HT--Effects of flowlice off on
habitat of young; 1994-
HT--Effects of winter/spring
flows on young; 1993-
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