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Table III. Evaluation of Program Effects on the Piping Plover <br />' Data analysis will be included as part of the R2 -1 study protocols <br />2 Location and type of all permanent transects (sediment, vegetation, channel morphology) will be chosen/coordinated for efficiency of data collection and to take best advantage <br />of historical data <br />20 <br />Potential Sources of Current and <br />Possible Analysis <br />Future Data <br />Methods' <br />Time Frame <br />B. Program effects on Piping Plover (Species Response) <br />1) Land and water management/ breeding bird <br />distribution and abundance <br />Data Needs: <br />Breeding bird surveys in the central <br />Trend analyses <br />Annually, 10 -13 <br />Number of breeding pairs <br />Platte (riverine and sandpit) <br />years <br />Distribution of breeding pairs <br />2) Program effects of changes in land and flow <br />management on tern reproductive rate <br />Estimate of frequency of nest inundation: <br />USGS gaging stations <br />Videography <br />3 or more time per <br />Discharge <br />Breeding bird surveys in the central <br />summer; 10 -13 years <br />Timing of nest initiation <br />Platte (riverine and sandpit) <br />Estimate of: <br />Breeding bird surveys in the central <br />Nest success <br />Platte (riverine and sandpit) <br />Fledge success <br />' Data analysis will be included as part of the R2 -1 study protocols <br />2 Location and type of all permanent transects (sediment, vegetation, channel morphology) will be chosen/coordinated for efficiency of data collection and to take best advantage <br />of historical data <br />20 <br />