9705

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9705
• Author: Green River Study Plan ad hoc Committee.
• Title: Study plan for the implementation and evaluation of flow and temperature recommendations for endangered fishes in the Green River downstream of Flaming Gorge Dam.
• USFW Year: 2007.
• USFW - Doc Type: Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
• Copyright Material: NO

GREEN RIVER STUDY PLAN

37

February 2, 2007

The recommended studies include a number of integration or synthesis reports. These
reports are "checkpoints" that should be used by the Recovery Program to evaluate the efficacy
of the flow and temperature recoqunendations and to reassess, as necessary, the direction of the
studies, as well as reduce extraneous data needs. These integration efforts should bring together
data collected by principal investigators for related studies (Figure 4). Recovery Program
Coordinators (with possible assistance from ad hoc committees and the Research Framework
project) should integrate and synthesize these and other reports within the three resource
categories (floodplains, backwaters, and nonnative fish).

The Recovery Program should provide overall integration of these category-based
syntheses and perform a comprehensive assessment of the effects of flow and temperature
recommendations. Based on the study timelines presented in Table 3, such integration among
categories should begin in FY 2009 and end in FY 2010. Consistent with the principles of
adaptive management, data integration and evaluation should be used to reduce data needs and
determine the need for additional study and revision of flow and temperature recommendations.

Study Reports
(principal
Investigators)

Report Integration
and Syntheses
(Among Principal
Investigators)

Synthesis Within
Categories (Recovery
Program Coordinators)

Overall Integration
and Syntheses
(Recovery Program)

Backwaters

EvaluationlRecommended Revision
of Flow and Temperature
Recommendations

Figure 4. Strategy for integration and synthesis of study reports for evaluation and recommended
revision of flow and temperature recommendations. Study numbers and integration report letters
are for illustration purposes only.