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Open-File Report 2011–1196
Proceedings of the Klamath Basin Science Conference,
Medford, Oregon, February 1–5, 2010
Edited by Lyman Thorsteinson, Scott VanderKooi, and Walter Duffy
Introduction
This report presents the proceedings of the Klamath Basin Science Conference (February 2010).
A primary purpose of the meeting was to inform and update Klamath Basin stakeholders about areas of
scientific progress and accomplishment during the last 5 years. Secondary conference objectives
focused on the identification of outstanding information needs and science priorities as they relate to
whole watershed management, restoration ecology, and possible reintroduction of Pacific salmon
associated with the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). Information presented in plenary,
technical, breakout, and poster sessions has been assembled into chapters that reflect the organization,
major themes, and content of the conference. Chapter 1 reviews the major environmental issues and
resource management and other stakeholder needs of the basin. Importantly, this assessment of
information needs included the possibility of large-scale restoration projects in the future and lessons
learned from a case study in South Florida.
Other chapters (2–6) summarize information about key components of the Klamath Basin,
support conceptual modeling of the aquatic ecosystem (Chapter 7), and synthesize our impressions of
the most pressing science priorities for management and restoration. A wealth of information was
presented at the conference and this has been captured in chapters addressing environmental setting and
human development of the basin, hydrology, watershed processes, fishery resources, and potential
effects from climate change. The final chapter (8) culminates in a discussion of many specific research
priorities that relate to and bookend the broader management needs and restoration goals identified in
Chapter 1. In many instances, the conferees emphasized long-term and process-oriented approaches to
watershed science in the basin as planning moves forward.
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Suggested citation:
Thorsteinson, Lyman, VanderKooi, Scott, and Duffy, Walter, eds., 2011, Proceedings of the Klamath Basin Science
Conference, Medford, Oregon, February 1–5, 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1196, 312 p.
Contents
Chapter 1. An Overview of the Klamath Basin Science Conference
Chapter 2. Environmental and Historical Setting
Chapter 3. Watershed Characterization
Chapter 4. Watershed Processes
Chapter 5. Freshwater and Marine Habitat Communities
Chapter 6. Climate Change Effects in the Klamath Basin
Chapter 7. Conceptual Model for Restoration of the Klamath River
Chapter 8. Synthesis of Information Needs and Science Priorities
Appendix 1. Klamath Basin Science Conference Agenda
Appendix 2. Abstracts from Concurrent Technical Sessions
Appendix 3. Abstracts from Poster Sessions
Appendix 4. List of Attendees