Native aquatic vertebrates: Conservation and management in the Rio Sonoyta Basin, Sonora, Mexico

C. Minckley; Izar Izaguirre Pompa; Doug Duncan; Ross Timmons; Dennis Caldwell; Jaime Lopez Mendez; Phil Rosen

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Native aquatic vertebrates: Conservation and management in the Rio Sonoyta Basin, Sonora, Mexico

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Authors:

C. Minckley, Izar Izaguirre Pompa, Doug Duncan, Ross Timmons, Dennis Caldwell, Jaime Lopez Mendez, Phil Rosen

Year:

2013

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Collins, Loa C. Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ. Proceedings. RMRS-P-67. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 288-291.

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Abstract

The Río Sonoyta in northern Sonora is an important aquatic ecosystem that is disappearing because of drought and groundwater withdrawal. Its native species are also threatened by introduced species. The only watered reach is an intermittent segment (

Parent Publication

Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ

Keywords

Madrean Archipelago, Sky Islands, southwestern United States, northern Mexico, natural environment, fauna, flora, research, management, biodiversity, climate change

Citation

Minckley, C.; Pompa, Izar Izaguirre; Duncan, Doug; Timmons, Ross; Caldwell, Dennis; Lopez Mendez, Jaime; Rosen, Phil. 2013. Native aquatic vertebrates: Conservation and management in the Rio Sonoyta Basin, Sonora, Mexico. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Collins, Loa C. Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ. Proceedings. RMRS-P-67. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 288-291.