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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
USGS Strategic Plans Link: Riverine Science
Link from Riverine Science at the Fort Collins Science Center, paragraph 2:
“Providing objective information concerning the Nation’s water resources has long been a core mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and continues to be an important element of USGS strategic plans for the future.”
Bencala, K.E., D.B. Hamilton, and J.H. Petersen. 2006. Science for managing riverine ecosystems: Actions for the USGS identified in the workshop "Analysis of Flow and Habitat for Instream Aquatic Communities." U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center Open File Report 2006-1256. 13 p.
Hanson, L., R. Schrock, T.J. Waddle, J. Duda, and W.A. Lellis. 2009. USGS river ecosystem modeling: Where we are, how did we get here, and where are we going? A report from the USGS River Ecosystem Modeling Work Group. Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5018. U.S. Geological Survey. 81 p.
U.S. Geological Survey. 2007. Facing tomorrow’s challenges—U.S. Geological Survey science in the decade 2007–2017. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1309. 70 p.
