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<br />client precluded such detailed sampling. Therefore, methodologies were <br />selected to provide reliable population estimates and to establish <br />faunal compositions and status by habitat type for the sampling period. <br />Projections can be made beyond the data base, but caution and <br />explanation must accompany such projections. This is, however, not a <br />problem unique to this study but to all population studies since <br />environmental vagaries from season to season and year to year are unable <br />to be evaluated. <br />The approach and procedures (methods) are presented in reference to the <br />specific working objective to which they apply. <br />• a. Objective 1. This objective is of paramount importance. <br />Considerable work is often done in many geographic and scientific <br />areas but is unknown due to inappropriate literature review <br />procedures. This is particularly true in the case of unpublished <br />theses and state and federal agency reports. A thorough literature <br />review was conducted. The libraries at each of the major <br />universities in Utah and Colorado were surveyed. Special emphasis <br />was given to location of published literature pertinent to the <br />geographic area and habitat types in question. In addition <br />unpublished theses were perused for pertinent data. Visits xere <br />also made to state and federal agencies who have jurisdiction or <br />control over the study areas. Pertinent reports and management <br />plans xere reviewed and appropriate personnel questioned. Private <br />• vested interest concerns were contacted for access to their data. <br />II.H-5 <br />