Plants, arthropods, and birds of the Rio Grande [chapter 7]

Deborah M. Finch; Gale L. Wolters; Wang Yong; Mary Jean Mund

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Plants, arthropods, and birds of the Rio Grande [chapter 7]

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Authors:

Deborah M. Finch, Gale L. Wolters, Wang Yong, Mary Jean Mund

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Finch, Deborah M.; Tainter, Joseph A., tech eds. Ecology, diversity, and sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-268. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 133-164.

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Abstract

Human populations have increased dramatically along the Rio Grande since European settlement. Human use of water for irrigation and consumption, and human use of land for agriculture, urban centers, livestock grazing, and recreation have changed Rio Grande ecosystems by altering flood cycles, channel geomorphology, upslope processes, and water quality and quantity. Such abiotic changes have influenced the biological diversity and ecological functions of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, altering the distribution, structure, and composition of riparian plant and animal communities.

Parent Publication

Ecology, diversity, and sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin

Keywords

Rio Grande, sustainability, riparian, environmental history, climate change, pinyon-juniper, desert grasslands, ecosystem restoration

Citation

Finch, Deborah M.; Wolters, Gale L.; Yong, Wang; Mund, Mary Jean. 1995. Plants, arthropods, and birds of the Rio Grande [chapter 7]. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Tainter, Joseph A., tech eds. Ecology, diversity, and sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-268. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 133-164.