Environment and Ecology of the Colorado River Basin
Environment and Ecology of the Colorado River Basin
-To this day, no specific water quantity on the main stem of the Colorado River is designat- ed for environmental needs. The threat of endangered species and ...
Colorado River Basin - Bureau of Reclamation
The Colorado River is a critical resource in the West, because seven basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) depend ...
Water from the Colorado River has created an irrigated agricultural ecosystem throughout this watershed. Wildlife and aquatic species are dependent on habitat ...
Left Out to Dry: Wildlife Threatened by Colorado River Basin Water ...
Lost in much of the coverage of the region's water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.
Colorado River Interactive Simulation - Native Ecosystems Unit
The Upper Colorado River Basin, which is composed of the Colorado River and ... Colorado River environment while ensuring the certainty of existing river water ...
The entire system is operating at a deficit, and climate change is expected to further reduce the river's flow by 10 to 30 percent by 2050. THREAT: Climate ...
nature's value - in the colorado river basin
The natural benefits (ecosystem services) examined in this study include potable water, irrigation water, carbon sequestration, flood risk reduction, water ...
Flora & Fauna of the Colorado River - Environmental Stewardship
Much if the wildlife that lives along the river is nocturnal, such as raccoons, opossums, and armadillos. White tail deer, coyotes, and even an occasional fox ...
The Colorado River Basin - USGS Publications Warehouse
Climate models predict future warmer temperatures and reduced precipitation in the Upper Colorado River. Basin (UCRB), which would reduce water available to.
Colorado River Basin Fact Sheet
Historical and projected climate changes have potential impacts for the basin: • Spring and early summer runoff reductions could translate into less water ...
Colorado River Basin and Bay - Environmental Stewardship
The Lower Colorado River is a beautiful resource that is under-utilized for recreation and aesthetic enjoyment.
Colorado River Basin and Delta - National Audubon Society
The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American West, and the wetlands and riparian forests along its banks provide critical habitat for hundreds of ...
Growing Impact: Climate, crops, and the Colorado River
The Colorado River supports more than a trillion dollars in economic activity and supplies water to an estimated 40 million people.
Climate and Choice in the Colorado River Basin
Along its journey, the river's water is diverted for irrigation, municipal, industrial, and ecological uses. Beyond the withdrawals of the basin's water for ...
Restoring the Colorado: Bringing New Life to a Stressed River
The Colorado River has been dammed, diverted, and slowed by reservoirs, strangling the life out of a once-thriving ecosystem.
As Colorado River wanes, water supplies and ecosystems hang in ...
At a time of unprecedented aridification across the American West, the 1,450-mile-long Colorado River and its primary storage reservoirs ...
The Colorado River Is in Crisis | Action for Drought and Heat
It's an unprecedented challenge for the Colorado River Basin. Drought and rising temperatures due to climate change have accelerated evaporation ...
Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management: Proceedings of a ...
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 ...
Today, a coalition of conservation groups across the Colorado River Basin jointly submitted the Cooperative Conservation Alternative to the ...
Colorado River Basin Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science ...
Ecological droughts impact ecological processes and include soil-moisture deficits (similar to agricultural droughts) that impact terrestrial ...