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Habitat Needs Assessment

Habitat Needs Assessment for the Upper Mississippi River System Summary Report

This summary report describes the first Habitat Needs Assessment (HNA), in support of the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS), Environmental Management Program (EMP).

Habitat Needs Assessment for the Upper Mississippi River System Summary Report

Table of Contents

UMRS Navigation System Map
Executive Summary
Introduction
Habitat
The Importance of Scale in Large River Ecosystems
spacerBasin and Continental Scales
spacerSystem Scale
spacerRiver Reach Scale
spacerNavigation Pool Scale
spacerHabitat Scale
The Role of Disturbance in the UMRS Ecosystem
Habitat Needs Assessment Approach
spacerExisting Conditions
spacerHNA Query Tool
spacerForecast Future Conditions
spacerDesired Future Habitat Conditions
spacerPublic Involvement
Historical Change in Upper Mississippi River System Habitats
Existing Conditions
spacerLand Cover
spacerFloodplain and Aquatic Areas
spacerTerrestrial Habitat Distribution
spacerGrassland
spacerForest
spacerMarsh
spacerAgriculture
spacerConnectivity
spacerFragmentation
spacerDiversity
spacerQuery Tool Application
Forecast Future Condition
spacerQuantitative Geomorphic Change
spacerGeomorphic Change Processes
spacerFloodplain Vegetation Succession
Desired Future Habitat Conditions
spacerConsultations with Resource Managers and Scientists
spacerPublic Involvement
Habitat Needs
Information Needs
Conclusion
spacerThe Approach
spacerThe Results
spacerThe Future
Acknowledgements
Habitat Needs Assessment for the Upper Mississippi River System Summary Report


Habitat Needs Assessment for the Upper Mississippi River System
Summary Report


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