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An '''ecosystem''' is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.  Quote:  '''“This isn’t rocket science…, this ecosystem is more complicated than that”.'''
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==[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Long-term_Experimental_and_Management_Plan_(LTEMP) '''LTEMP Resource Goal'''] ==
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Restore, to the extent practicable, ecological patterns and
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==[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Portal:Desired_Future_Conditions_-DFCs '''Desired Future Condition''']==
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'''Nonfish Biotic Communities:'''<br>
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Native non-fish aquatic biota and their habitats are sustainably maintained with ecologically appropriate distributions.<br>
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• Populations of native non-fish species (invertebrates and vertebrates, including Northern Leopard Frog).<br>
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- AMP support, actions and funding are limited to incorporation of dam operations which are conducive to restoration of extirpated species.<br>
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• Minimize the abundance and distribution of non-native species in the CRE.<br>
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• Sustainable dam-influenced aquatic, wetland, and springs plant communities and associated biological processes, including those supporting threatened and endangered species and their habitats.<br>
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'''CRE Riparian Domain:'''<br>
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Native riparian systems, in various stages of maturity, are diverse, healthy, productive, self-sustaining, and ecologically appropriate.<br>
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• Native, self-sustaining riverine wetlands, and riparian vegetation and habitat, with appropriate mixture of age classes.<br>
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• Healthy, self-sustaining populations of native riparian fauna (both resident and migratory).<br>
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• Habitat for sensitive species within the CRE<br>
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• Encourage the resolution of the taxonomic status of the Kanab ambersnail (e.g., completely describe the taxa and subspecies).<br>
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• Habitat for neotropical migratory birds, waterfowl, and other appropriate native bird species.<br>
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• Ecological functions of tributary mouths and riverside springs, including habitat for native species.<br>
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==[[Media:USGS GCMRC Status of LTEMP Metrics Report Dec11 2025-508Comp.pdf| '''Metrics''']]==
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*Deviation from Natural Flow Metric ( with “sub-metrics”: spring-early summer, late summer-fall, and winter deviation from natural flows)
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*Sub-daily Flow Fluctuation Metric
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*Springtime Gross Primary Productivity
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*Approximately '''355 Bird''', '''89 mammal''', '''47 reptile''', '''9 amphibian''', and thousands of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate species can be found in GCNP and GCNRA's Glen Canyon reach.  (NPS CFMP-EA_pg 19)
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=== General Plant Species ===
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*Approximately '''129 vegetation communities''', Over '''850 species''' have been reported from GCNRA, and over '''1,750 vascular plant species''' from GCNP (NPS CFMP-EA_pg 19)
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#'''Riparian communities''' are dominated by species such as coyote and seep willows, arrowweed, western honey mesquite, catclaw acacia, and exotic tamarisk with many other species present.
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#'''Desert Scrub communities''' are dominated by species such as creosote, white bursage, brittle bush, ocotillo, four-wing saltbush, big sagebrush, ephedra, dropseed, brome grasses, and many other species.
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR04_Mueller.pdf '''Linkages between controlled floods, eddy sandbar dynamics, and riparian vegetation along the Colorado River in Marble Canyon, Arizona, USA] '''
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=EXTIRPATED Species of Management Concern Page]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR05_Sankey.pdf '''Riparian vegetation monitoring with remote sensing] '''
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Riparian_Vegetation Riparian Vegetation Page]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR06_Bulletts.pdf '''Southern Paiute Consortium Vegetation and Cultural Resource Monitoring Program] '''
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR08_Fairley.pdf '''Historical Changes to Culturally-Important Riparian Plants along the Colorado River:  A Progress Report on Project 12] '''
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Related_Programs Related Programs]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR09_Ralston.pdf '''Report of Riparian Vegetation Workshop, June 23-25, 2015 in Flagstaff, AZ] '''
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR10_Stevens.pdf '''The Biogeographic Significance of a Large, Deep Canyon: Grand Canyon, Southwestern USA] '''
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/16jan26/documents/AR11_Anderson.pdf '''Ecosystem Monitoring in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area] '''
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/15feb25/Attach_11.pdf '''Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Update]'''
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*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwY-Z2c3NTUGTi1pSkhCWGJjWkk/view?usp=drive_web '''Collaborative Riparian Restoration in Glen Canyon NRA at Leopard Frog Marsh]'''
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*'''[[Media:USGS State of the CR ecosystem in the Grand Canyon- c1282.PDF |USGS State of the Colorado River Ecosystem in the Grand Canyon- c1282]]'''
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*According to the ''Basin Study'' (2012)] results suggested that '''ecological''' and recreational metrics were amongst the most vulnerable to future conditions...[Source: 2.4;Figure 2.3]*[http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/crbstudy/finalreport/Executive%20Summary/Executive_Summary_FINAL_Dec2012.pdf| LINK]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2026-02-26-amwg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-amwg-naturalprocessesandfish-508-20260226.pdf Annual Reporting Meeting Update 2: Natural Processes (Goal 2), Humpback Chub (Goal 3), Other Native Fish (Goal 5), Rainbow Trout Fishery (Goal 9), and Nonnative Invasive Species (Goal 10)]
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*[[Media:NaturalProcessesMetricsPoster reconciled.pdf | Natural Processes Metrics Poster]]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2025-04-10-twg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-twg-arm-naturalprocesses-508-20250410.pdf Natural Processes]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2016-10-18-twg-meeting/Attach_04.pdf Linkages Between Lake Powell Reservoir and the Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2016-02-26-twg-meeting/AR10_Stevens.pdf The Biogeographic Significance of a Large, Deep Canyon: Grand Canyon, Southwestern USA]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2016-02-26-twg-meeting/AR11_Anderson.pdf Ecosystem Monitoring in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2015-02-25-amwg-meeting/Attach_12.pdf The Stakeholder's Perspective - The National Parks Conservation Association]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2015-02-25-amwg-meeting/Attach_11.pdf Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Update]
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*[[Media:USGS State of the CR ecosystem in the Grand Canyon- c1282.PDF | USGS State of the Colorado River Ecosystem in the Grand Canyon- c1282]]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2014-10-28-twg-meeting/Attach_04.pdf Report on Ten Years of Implementing the Lower Colorado Multi-Species Conservation Program (MSCP)]
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*According to the ''Basin Study'' (2012)] results suggested that '''ecological''' and recreational metrics were amongst the most vulnerable to future conditions...[Source: 2.4;Figure 2.3]
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*[http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/crbstudy/finalreport/Executive%20Summary/Executive_Summary_FINAL_Dec2012.pdf| LINK]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2010-11-15-twg-meeting/Attach_11c.pdf Preliminary Update to TWG on Second Ecosystem Modeling Workshop]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 18 June 2026
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LTEMP Resource Goal

Restore, to the extent practicable, ecological patterns and processes within their range of natural variability, including the natural abundance, diversity, and genetic and ecological integrity of the plant and animal species native to those ecosystems.

Desired Future Condition

Nonfish Biotic Communities:
Native non-fish aquatic biota and their habitats are sustainably maintained with ecologically appropriate distributions.
• Populations of native non-fish species (invertebrates and vertebrates, including Northern Leopard Frog).
- AMP support, actions and funding are limited to incorporation of dam operations which are conducive to restoration of extirpated species.
• Minimize the abundance and distribution of non-native species in the CRE.
• Sustainable dam-influenced aquatic, wetland, and springs plant communities and associated biological processes, including those supporting threatened and endangered species and their habitats.

CRE Riparian Domain:
Native riparian systems, in various stages of maturity, are diverse, healthy, productive, self-sustaining, and ecologically appropriate.
• Native, self-sustaining riverine wetlands, and riparian vegetation and habitat, with appropriate mixture of age classes.
• Healthy, self-sustaining populations of native riparian fauna (both resident and migratory).
• Habitat for sensitive species within the CRE
• Encourage the resolution of the taxonomic status of the Kanab ambersnail (e.g., completely describe the taxa and subspecies).
• Habitat for neotropical migratory birds, waterfowl, and other appropriate native bird species.
• Ecological functions of tributary mouths and riverside springs, including habitat for native species.

Metrics

  • Deviation from Natural Flow Metric ( with “sub-metrics”: spring-early summer, late summer-fall, and winter deviation from natural flows)
  • Sub-daily Flow Fluctuation Metric
  • Springtime Gross Primary Productivity
  • Percent EPT Metric
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Updates

VegetationMonitoring.jpg

Links and Information

Papers and Presentations

Other Stuff
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