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Wet Meadow #6: Whooping crane conservation <br />and recovery is improved by the abundance and <br />diversity of macro i nve rte brates near the Platte <br />River channel <br />6 High <br />? <br />> <br />U 0) <br />? E <br />C = <br />cc O <br />C ? <br />O ? <br />CU CU <br />Q) L <br />cn 0 <br />c U <br />U'.C-U <br />a) L <br />C: ?5 <br />? O <br />U ? <br />? L <br />? <br />0 3 <br />0 <br />_r_ <br />3: <br />Low <br />Abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates in areas utilized by <br />whooping cranes in the Platte River Valley* <br />Where other factors are not limiting (e.g., weather extremes, disease, habitat <br />loss beyond the Platte Valley), a high productivity and diversity of macro- <br />invertebrates* in areas used by whooping cranes along the Platte River <br />corridor will improve WC conservation and recovery. <br />(*Note: FWS posits similar relationships to other food sources: e.g., amphibians, reptiles, fish, freshwater <br />shellfish) <br />Low High