Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management: Proceedings of a Symposium May 24-25, 1990 Santa Fe, New Mexico

This book contains 11 papers that review the extant information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of ecosystem/earth science information for river management and dam operations. It also contains a synopsis of the committee's findings and recommendations to the Bureau of Reclamation as the agency seeks to change its direction to the management of natural resources. Table of ContentsFront MatterCommittee Synopsis/Findings and RecommendationsThe Law and Politics of the Operation of Glen Canyon DamThe Role of Science in Natural Resource Management: The Case fr the Colorado RiverHydrology of Glen Canyon and the Grand CanyonSediment Transport in the Colorado River BasinLimnology of Lake Powell and the Chemistry of the Colorado RiverAlgal and Invertebrate Biota in the Colorado River: Comparison of Pre- and Post-Dam ConditionsNative Fishes of the Grand Canyon Region: An Obituary?Historic Changes in Vegetation Along the Colorado River in the Grand CanyonReservoir OperationsA Brief History of the Glen Canyon Environmental StudiesGlen Canyon Environmental Studies Research Program: Past, Present, and FutureClosing RemarksAppendix A: Symposium ProgramAppendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee MembersAppendix C: Symposium InviteesAppendix D: Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Technical Reports