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41? <br />1 <br />C.ONTENTS <br />Chapter Pacte <br />1 Introduction ................................ 1 <br /> Objectives .................................. 5 <br />2 Background/History .......................... 6 <br /> The Physical Setting ................... 6 <br /> Historic use of the Platte ? <br /> River by endangered and , <br /> threatened species .... ................. 6 <br /> Changes over time in Platte <br /> River conditions ..... :................. 19 <br /> Current influences in and <br /> adjacent to the Platte River ........... 23 <br /> Effects of changes in Platte <br /> River habitat conditions <br /> on endangered and threatened ? <br /> species ................................ 30 <br />3 Habitat use by Endangered and Threatened <br /> Species on the Platte River ................. 33 ? <br /> Whooping crane ......................... 33 <br /> Interior least tern .................... 37 <br /> Piping plover .......................... 40 <br /> <br />Bald eagle ..:.......................... I <br />40 ? <br /> Forage fish ............................. 41 <br />4 Modeling Endangered and Threatened <br /> Species Habitat Needs ....................... 44 i <br /> Why model? ............................. 44 <br /> Describe and evaluate-previous modeling <br /> efforts for endangered and threatened <br /> ? species on the Platte River ............ 45 I <br /> Area to be modeled by the PRMJS......... 47 ? <br />i