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Table 01. Sequencing table for PRRIP priority hypotheses related to pallid sturgeon. <br />management will result Tool developed but Can use tool to Study complete Quantify through complete; consider <br />in measurable changes central Platte flow largely evaluate impacts and tool Stage Change extending spatial scale of <br />on flow in the lower attenuated on PRRIP water developed Study by 2010 study to Loup River <br />Platte River. mgmt. confluence and defining <br />additional "worse case <br />PS -5: Pallid sturgeon Low Medium Low Low Tier 3 Not feasible unless and <br />habitat suitability is Low populations Could bound Would require Only assess after until habitat selection <br />maximized between numbers make detection habitat use with spatially and all Tier 1 and 2 research complete; need to <br />water temperatures of X difficult water temporally hypotheses include specific <br />and Y in the lower Platte temperature intensive measurement of water <br />PS -7: T habitat Medium Low Low Low Tier 3 <br />availability in the lower Small population can be Many Requires spatially Only assess after <br />Platte will T pallid monitored for use confounding and temporally all Tier 1 and 2 <br />sturgeon use. factors intensive hypotheses <br />PS -11: Non - Program Low Low Low Low Tier 3 <br />actions (e.g. harvest, Too many confounding Difficult to assess Would require Only assess after <br />stocking, Missouri River factors which factors are substantial effort all Tier 1 and 2 <br />conditions) determine controlling to develop hypotheses <br />the occurrence of pallid analysis <br />sturgeon in the lower methodology <br />Platte River. <br />