LEADER 04055nam 22006734a 450 001 9910970994203321 005 20251116160926.0 010 $a9786610184606 010 $a9780309170031 010 $a0309170036 010 $a9781280184604 010 $a1280184604 010 $a9780309509268 010 $a0309509262 035 $a(CKB)111069351126418 035 $a(OCoLC)55641326 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10032436 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203628 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196988 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203628 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10174050 035 $a(PQKB)11494719 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375235 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375235 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032436 035 $a(OCoLC)923255301 035 $a(Perlego)4736941 035 $a(BIP)7862115 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351126418 100 $a20020409d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Missouri River ecosystem $eexploring the prospects for recovery /$fCommittee on Missouri River Ecosystem Science, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (187 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309083140 311 08$a0309083141 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 146-155). 327 $aFront Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Executive Summary -- 2 Missouri River History, Management, and Legal Setting -- 3 Missouri River and Floodplain Ecology -- 4 Values of the Missouri River System and Operations -- 5 Adaptive Management: Enhancing Scientific Inquiry and Policy Formulation -- 6 An Alternative for Missouri River Recovery -- 7 Recovering the Missouri River Ecosystem -- References -- Appendix A Missouri River Aquatic Species -- Appendix B State and Federal Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species of the Missouri River Floodplain1 -- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members. 330 $aThe Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery resulted from a study conducted at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nation (TM)s longest river, the Missouri River and its floodplain ecosystem experienced substantial environmental and hydrologic changes during the twentieth century. The context of Missouri River dam and reservoir system management is marked by sharp differences between stakeholders regarding the river (TM)s proper management regime. The management agencies have been challenged to determine the appropriate balance between these competing interests. This Water Science and Technology Board report reviews the ecological state of the river and floodplain ecosystem, scientific research of the ecosystem, and the prospects for implementing an adaptive management approach, all with a view toward helping move beyond ongoing scientific and other differences. The report notes that continued ecological degradation of the ecosystem is certain unless some portion of pre-settlement river flows and processes were restored. The report also includes recommendations to enhance scientific knowledge through carefully planned and monitored river management actions and the enactment of a Missouri River Protection and Recovery Act. 606 $aStream ecology$zMissouri River 606 $aRestoration ecology$zMissouri River 607 $aMissouri River 615 0$aStream ecology 615 0$aRestoration ecology 676 $a333.95/28153/0978 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Missouri River Ecosystem Science. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970994203321 996 $aThe Missouri River ecosystem$94362237 997 $aUNINA