Development
Research
- Colorado Water Science Center
- Global Climate Change
- Restoration & Ecologically Designed Riverine Systems
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Anthropogenic Changes and Management Actions
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Basin and Regional Scales
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Biological Response Variables
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Biotic-Abiotic Interactions
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Flow and Riparian Vegetation
- Understanding Biophysical Relationships—Hydraulic Models, Physical Variables
Also @ FORT
Development: Hydroecological Indices
Effective river management depends not only on scientific understanding of the many interacting components of river systems, but also on how well that information is accessed, communicated, and used in decision processes. FORT develops tools that managers can use to understand the many variables involved, the possible outcomes of different management actions, and likely ecosystem responses. The following are examples of tools that synthesize and compare flow regimes in terms of hydroecological indices. Similar tools have also been developed for Missouri and Texas.
Henriksen, J.A, J. Heasley, J.G. Kennen, and S. Nieswand. 2006. Users' manual for the Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process software (including the New Jersey Assessment Tools). U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center Open-File Report 2006-1093. 71 p.
Kennen, J.G., J.A. Henriksen, and S.P. Nieswand. 2007. Development of the hydroecological integrity assessment process for determining environmental flows for New Jersey streams. Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5206. U.S. Geological Survey. 55 p.
Staff
Cade, Brian(statistics, modeling/DSS)
