Klamath Basin: A Watershed Approach to Support Habitat Restoration, Species Recovery, and Water Resource Planning
Fact Sheet
2007-3068
By: S. P. VanderKooi and L. Thorsteinson
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Abstract
Water allocation among human and natural resource uses in the American West is challenging. Western rivers have been largely managed for hydropower, irrigation, drinking water, and navigation. Today land and water use practices have gained importance, particularly as aging dams are faced with re-licensing requirements and provisions of the Endangered Species and Clean Water Acts. Rising demand for scarce water heightens the need for scientific research to predict consequences of management actions on habitats, human resource use, and fish and wildlife. Climate change, introduction of invasive species, or restoration of fish passage can have large, landscape-scaled consequences - research must expand to encompass the appropriate scale and by applying multiple scientific disciplines to complex ecosystem challenges improve the adaptive management framework for decision-making.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Klamath Basin: A watershed approach to support habitat restoration, species recovery, and water resource planning |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2007-3068 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20073068 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon; California |
| Other Geospatial | Klamath Basin |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |