Wetlands of the Lower Arkansas River Basin: ecological condition and water quality
Date
2017-04
Authors
Lemly, Joanna, author
Gilligan, Laurie, author
Wiechmann, Catherine, author
Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
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With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) are assessing the condition of wetlands in each major river basin within the state. The overarching goal of each project is to assess the extent, ecological condition, and habitat quality of wetlands within the basin. The Lower Arkansas Basin wetland assessment project is the fourth in this series and has been divided into two phases. Completed in 2015, the objectives of Phase 1 were to 1) create a digital map of wetlands in the Lower Arkansas Basin; 2) identify and assess a network of reference standard wetlands and riparian areas; and 3) research habitat requirements of target wetland-dependent wildlife species within the basin. This report documents work carried out under the second phase of the project. The objectives of Phase 2 were to 1) produce overall basin-wide estimates of ecological condition for wetlands and riparian areas in the basin by sampling a spatially balanced, randomly selected set of sites and 2) pilot the collection of water quality data in wetlands.
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Prepared for: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program and EPA Region 8 Wetlands Program.
April 2017.
Includes bibliographical references.
April 2017.
Includes bibliographical references.
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ecological condition assessment
wetlands
riparian areas
Lower Arkansas Basin