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<br />~-~ <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />So, how does all this relate to the Floodplain Habitat Restoration Program <br />goals and objectives developed by the Work Group and Technical Advisory Group? <br /> <br />-All of the floodplain depression-type habitats which are designed and <br />fitted with water and fish control structures are meant to assist in <br />"short-term stabilization of razorback sucker populations" (Objective <br />1.) . <br /> <br />-Some of those intensively-managed depression-type habitats will be used <br />to evaluate "the effects on nonnatives on young razorback suckers" <br />(Objective I.), to determine how to restore and manage floodplain <br />habitats to favor endangered fishes over nonnatives. <br /> <br />-All of the terrace-type habitats, and depression-type habitats without <br />control structures, are meant to determine "how floodplain habitats will <br />be managed in the long term to meet razorback sucker recovery objectives" <br />(Objective I.), and to determine how to "Maximize recruitment and <br />persistence of razorbacks and other native fishes.. .through adaptive <br />management." <br /> <br />-The monitoring program will include both within-bank and out-of-bank <br />floodplain habitats. Selected sites will be monitored for fish species' <br />status and trends (including razorback suckers); flood flow parameters; <br />cover; food; temperature and water quality; contaminants (where <br />appropriate); floodplain and channel geomorphology; and riparian <br />vegetation (Objective 2.). Results will be used to determine conditions <br />which can maximize recruitment and persistence of razorbacks and other <br />native fishes in the long term; and to evaluate basin-wide results of <br />floodplain restoration activities. <br /> <br />6 <br />