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SUMMARY
<br />Quantitative basinwide evaluations of the
<br />biological communities, as related to water quality in
<br />the South Platte River Basin, are difficult to make using
<br />existing studies because data were collected and
<br />analyzed by a variety of methods, and the studies were
<br />limited in scope. Examination of the data contained in
<br />these biological studies, however, does provide
<br />valuable information for the implementation of the
<br />biological component of the NAWQA program in the
<br />South Platte River Basin.
<br />Studies of invertebrate communities in the
<br />mountains and fish communities throughout the basin
<br />were the most common biological investigations
<br />reported for the South Platte River Basin: Four
<br />biological information gaps for the South Platte River
<br />Basin were identified: (1) Algal information through-
<br />out the basin, (2) invertebrate information for the
<br />plains, (3) flood- plain- vegetation information for the
<br />mountains and in the transition zone, and (4) informa-
<br />tion about chemical contaminants in organism tissue
<br />basinwide.
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