Platte River Recovery Implementation Program2003Agreement

• Description: 2003 Draft Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Cooperative Agreement
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 3/17/2003
• Author: Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• Title: 2003 Draft Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Cooperative Agreement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Contract/Agreement

Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... ..............................1
I.A. Monitoring and Research Levels ........................................................ ...............................
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II.A. Tracking, Accounting, and Peer Review ............................................. ..............................3
II. BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MONITORING AND RESEARCH ............ ..............................3
II.A. Program Activities ............................................................................... ..............................3
II.B. Project Specific Activities .................................................................. ..............................4
II.C. Standards for Monitoring and Research ............................................. ..............................5
II.D. Timing and Schedule ........................................................................... ..............................6
III. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ................................................................. ..............................7
III.A. Adaptive Management and the Program ........................................... ..............................8
III.B. Issues for adaptive management and the Program ............................ ..............................9
III.C. The Adaptive Management Process ................................................. .............................10
IV. FWS BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE DATA NEEDS ................................. .............................11
V. MONITORING AND RESEARCH STUDY DESIGN ......................... ...............................
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VI. MONITORING AND RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS ....................... .............................13
VI.A. Use of the Baseline .......................................................................... .............................15
VI.B. Trend Analysis Methods .................................................................. .............................15
VI.C. Habitat Selection Analysis ............................................................... .............................16
VI.D. Meta - analysis ................................................................................... .....:.......................17
VI.E. Reporting .......................................................................................... .............................17
VII. MONITORING AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS OF INTEREST /PROTOCOLS ...........17
VII.A. Whooping Crane ............................................................................. .............................18
VII.B. Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover ............................................. .............................19
VII.C. Pallid Sturgeon ................................................................................ .............................20
VII.D. In- channel Habitat .......................................................................... .............................21
VILE. Habitat comparisons ........................................................................ ............................:22
VIII. MONITORING AND RESEARCH DATA STORAGE ...................... .............................22
IX. ESTIMATED BUDGET ......................................................................... .............................23
X. LITERATURE CITED ............................................................................. .............................23
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