Fish fauna [chapter 8]

John N. Rinne; Steven P. Platania

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Fish fauna [chapter 8]

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Authors:

John N. Rinne, Steven P. Platania

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. 165-175.

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Abstract

The Rio Grande was recently classified as one of the most endangered or imperiled rivers in North America (American Rivers 1993). Originating in southwestern Colorado, it passes through New Mexico and forms the international boundary between the United States (Texas) and Mexico. In its 2,000+ kilometer course to the Gulf of Mexico it passes through several major impoundments, is used in numerous irrigation diversion dams, and sustains massive groundwater pumping of its aquifer, especially in major metropolitan areas.

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

Rinne, John N.; Platania, Steven P. 1995. Fish fauna [chapter 8]. 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. 165-175.