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<br />Go~ls, Objectives and Hypotheses <br /> <br />GOAL - TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE NATURAL FLooDPLAlN HABITATS AND FUNCTIONS THAT <br />SUPPORT RECOVERY OF NATIVE FISHES (ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ENDANGERED) IN THE <br />UPPER COLORADO RlVER BASIN TI-lROUGH SELECTED FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION VIA LEVEE <br />REMOVAL <br /> <br />LEVEE REMOVAL OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />L RECONNECT SELECTED flOODPLAINS WITII CHANNEL <br />2. ASSESS LEVEE REMOVAL AS A METHOD FOR FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION <br />3. EVALUATE SYSTEM RESPONSES TO LEVEE REMOVAL <br />4. USE MANIPULATED SITES (E.G., OLD CHARLIE) TO ASSESS TIlE IMPORTANCE OF <br />TIMING AND DURATION OF INUNDATION <br />5. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES <br /> <br />SPECIFIC HYPOTHESES <br /> <br />HI: FLOODPLAIN HABITATS RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN FOOD RESOURCES <br />AND AVAlLABLE HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISHES <br /> <br />H2: TERRACES AND DEPRESSIONS EXHIBIT DIFFERENT DYNAMICS WIlli <br />RESPECT TO TIlE NATIVE FISH COMMUNITY DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN <br />FOOD SUPPLY AND TIMING AND DURATION OF Ii'<'UNDATION <br /> <br />.'I......!. <br />,. . <br /> <br />H3: <br /> <br />TERRACES AND DEPRESSIONS PRODUCE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS FOR TIlE <br />SUR VI'! AL AND PRODUCTION OF ENDANGERED NATIVE FISHES BECAUSE <br />OF DIFFERENCES IN PREDATION RATES BY NONNATIVE AND/OR OTHER <br />NATIVE FISHES <br /> <br />H4: THE lNfERACDON BETWEEN NONNATIVE FISH PREDATOR USE AND <br />FLOODPLAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY (DEPRESSION VS TERRACE) WILL RESm. T <br />IN CHANGES IN TIlE COMPOSITION OF TIlE FISH COMMUNITY <br /> <br />7 <br />