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Table I. Evaluation of Program Effects on Whooping Crane <br />13 <br />Potential Sources of Current and <br />Possible Analysis <br />Future Data <br />Methods' <br />Time Frame <br />3) Program effects on quality/sustainability of <br />wet meadows <br />River stage/ depth to <br />Data Needs: <br />Gaging station records <br />groundwater- daily, <br />River stage <br />Series of ground water monitoring wells in wet <br />February through <br />Depth to ground water in wet <br />meadows <br />June, 10 -13 years <br />meadows <br />Precipitation <br />Wet meadow sampling <br />3X annually, 10 -13 <br />Physical and biological diversity <br />Whooping Crane Trust <br />years; incidentally, <br />(plant and animal species <br />0 USGS criteria for evaluating wet meadow <br />post- flooding (Feb- <br />composition) <br />restoration/ measurements at permanent sites <br />May) <br />Relative use of wet vs. dry meadows <br />• Whooping crane surveys [Note: this will <br />Ongoing during <br />Time budgets of whooping cranes in <br />require concerted effort/trained observers for <br />migration, 10 -13 years <br />wet vs. dry grasslands <br />site use data]. <br />C. Isolation <br />1) Effects of changes in land -use on availability <br />• Observation of roosting whooping cranes <br />& Aerial/satellite <br />During migrations, 10 -13 <br />and suitability roost habitat <br />photographs <br />years <br />Data Needs: <br />0 GIS database (queries) <br />Location of roosting whooping <br />cranes <br />Distance to potential and actual <br />disturbance <br />2) Effects of changes in land -use patterns on <br />0 Observation of off -roost whooping cranes <br />0 Aerial /satellite <br />During migrations, 10- <br />availability and suitability of feeding/ loafing <br />• GIS database <br />photographs <br />13 years <br />habitat <br />0 GIS database <br />Data Needs: <br />Location of off -roost whooping cranes <br />Distance to potential and actual <br />disturbance <br />13 <br />