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Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Work Tasks
Species Research

Species research focuses on identifying and filling data gaps that occur for many of the Lower Colorado River's covered species, which are needed to guide, through the adaptive management process, the design and implementation of effective conservation measures.

As the implementing agency for the LCR MSCP, Reclamation is reviewing the current information on each of the covered species to identify data gaps that may affect the design and implementation of effective conservation measures. During the first five years of LCR MSCP implementation, Reclamation is, for each species, conducting literature searches, acquiring and/or developing digitized bibliographies, collecting and cataloging published and unpublished reports and papers, and locating and/or acquiring recent and archived field data.

Section C: Species Research
C-1: Brown-Headed Cowbird Trap Assessment (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-2: Sticky Buckwheat/Threecorner Milkvetch Conservation
C-3: Multi-Species Conservation Program Covered Species Profile Development
C-4: Relict Leopard Frog
C-5: Effects of Abiotic Factors on Insect Populations in Riparian Restoration Sites
C-6: Insect Population Biology in Riparian Restoration Sites (Status: CLOSED FY07)
C-7: Survey and Habitat Characterization for MacNeill's Sootywing
C-8: Razorback Sucker Survival Studies
C-9: Razorback Sucker and Bonytail Pen Rearing Tests (Status: CLOSED FY07)
C-10: Razorback Sucker Growth Studies
C-11: Bonytail Rearing Studies
C-12: Demographics & Post Stocking Survival of Repatriated Razorback Suckers in Lake Mohave
C-13: Lake Mead Razorback Sucker Study
C-14: Humpback Chub Program Support
C-15: Flannelmouth Sucker Habitat Use, Preference & Recruitment Below Davis Dam
C-16: Evaluation of Past Bonytail Stockings (Status: CLOSED FY07)
C-17: Senator Wash Razorback Sucker Stock Assessment (Status: CLOSED FY05)
C-18: Point Count Design and Sample Size Evaluation (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-19: Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Feather Colorimetry Study (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-20: Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Prey Base Study (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-21: Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Demographic Study (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-22: Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Surveys, Demographics, and Survey Protocol (Status: CLOSED FY06)
C-23: Evaluation of Remote Sensing Techniques for PIT Tagged Fish
C-24: Avian Species Habitat Requirements
C-25: Imperial Ponds Native Fish Research
C-26: Evaluation of Raceway Rearing of Razorback Sucker at Lake Mead Fish Hatchery
C-27: Small Mammal Population Studies
C-28: Nest Predation Effects on Riparian Bird Species
C-29: Age Characterization of Reach 3 Razorback Sucker Population
C-30: Development & Evaluation of Measures to Reduce Transport of Quagga Mussels During Fish Transfer and Stocking Activities
C-31: Razorback Sucker Genetic Diversity Assessment
C-32: Determination of Salinity, Temperature, and Oxygen Limits for Bonytail and Razorback Sucker
C-33: Comparative Survival of 500-mm Razorback Sucker Released in Reach 3
C-34: Characterization of Zooplankton Communities in Offchannel Native Fish Habitats


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