7815

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7815
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Strategy for Determination of Habitat Requirements for the Rare Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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Strategy for Determination of Habitat Requirements
for the
Rare Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin
PREFACE
Throughout this document, "strategy" is defined as "a plan for obtaining a
specific goal;" "habitat" is defined as "the physical, chemical, and biological
environment of an organism" (where flow is but one component). This paper
outlines the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) plan for determining
the physical, chemical, and biological requirements of the rare fishes in the
Upper Colorado River Basin (Basin). The primary purposes for documenting this
plan are to: 1. describe to non-Service entities the approach being taken by
the Service in determining habitat requirements, and 2. establish internal
guidance for the Service's work activity advices.
INTRODUCTION ,
The Recovery Implementation Program (Program) for endangered fish species in
the Upper Colorado River Basin (Basin) is "an integrated, cooperative,
comprehensive, and ambitious effort to recover the rare fishes in a manner
which is compatible with all Federal and State laws and all private development
projects." "The primary impetus . . . was to provide a mechanism to resolve
Section 7 conflict in the upper basin (USFWS 1987). The Program
consists of five principal elements:
1