This book contains 11 papers that review the extant information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of ecosystem/earth science information for river management and dam operations. It also contains a synopsis of the committee's findings and recommendations to the Bureau of Reclamation as the agency seeks to change its direction to the management of natural resources.
Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Committee Synopsis/Findings and Recommendations; 3 The Law and Politics of the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam; 4 The Role of Science in Natural Resource Management: The Case fr the Colorado River; 5 Hydrology of Glen Canyon and the Grand Canyon; 6 Sediment Transport in the Colorado River Basin; 7 Limnology of Lake Powell and the Chemistry of the Colorado River; 8 Algal and Invertebrate Biota in the Colorado River: Comparison of Pre- and Post-Dam Conditions; 9 Native Fishes of the Grand Canyon Region: An Obituary?; 10 Historic Changes in Vegetation Along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon; 11 Reservoir Operations; 12 A Brief History of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies; 13 Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Research Program: Past, Present, and Future; 14 Closing Remarks; 15 Appendix A: Symposium Program; 16 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 17 Appendix C: Symposium Invitees; 18 Appendix D: Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Technical Reports
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Subcommittee on Dog and Cat Nutrition
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Statistical Sciences Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, Lincoln E. Moses, Heather G. Miller, Charles F. Turner
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Committee on Natural Disasters
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, Ecology Panel
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies