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RMRS-GTR-204: Collaborative management and research in the Great
Basin - examining the issues and developing a framework for action
Chambers, Jeanne C.; Devoe, Nora; Evenden, Angela, eds. 2008. Collaborative management and research in the Great Basin - examining the issues and developing a framework for action. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-204. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 66 p.
The Great Basin is one of the most imperiled regions in the United States. Sustaining its ecosystems, resources, and human populations requires strong collaborative partnerships among the region's research and management organizations. This GTR is the product of a workshop on "Collaborative Watershed Research and Management in the Great Basin" held in Reno, Nevada, November 28 through 30, 2006. It provides an overview and individual issues papers describing critical research and management issues facing the Great Basin. It also includes summaries of workshop sessions on (1) developing collaborative management and research programs and (2) devising mechanisms for organization and communication.
Co-sponsors of the workshop included the University of Nevada, Reno, Desert Research Institute; Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit; Utah State University; Agricultural Research Service; Bureau of Land Management; State of Nevada, Department of Wildlife and Game; USDA Forest Service, Region 4; USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; and U. S. Geological Survey.
Keywords: Great Basin, environmental issues, collaboration, communication, research and management
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Contents
PDF File Size: 80 KIntroduction
Jeanne C. Chambers, Nora Devoe, and Angela Evenden
PDF File Size: 345 KUrbanization and changing land use in the Great Basin
Alicia Torregrosa and Nora Devoe
PDF File Size: 355 KPublic perceptions of land management in the Great Basin
Susan Wilmot and Mark Brunson
PDF File Size: 210 KWater resources in the Great Basin
Jeanne C. Chambers
PDF File Size: 200 KEnergy development in the Great Basin
Nora Devoe
PDF File Size: 185 KClimate change and the Great Basin
Jeanne C. Chambers
PDF File Size: 175 KFire and the Great Basin
Jeanne C. Chambers
PDF File Size: 180 KInvasive plant species and the Great Basin
Jeanne C. Chambers
PDF File Size: 180 KGreat Basin wildlife disease concerns
Russ Mason
PDF File Size: 140 KGreat Basin insect outbreaks
Barbara Bentz, Diane Alston and Ted Evans
PDF File Size: 220 KGreat Basin riparian and aquatic ecosystems
Don Sada
PDF File Size: 150 KGreat Basin sagebrush ecosystems
Jeanne C. Chambers
PDF File Size: 180 KGreat Basin aspen ecosystems
Dale L. Bartos
PDF File Size: 1.3 MBGreat Basin rare and vulnerable species
Erica Fleishman
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Title: RMRS-GTR-204:
Collaborative management and research in the Great Basin - examining
the issues and developing a framework for action
Electronic Publish Date: January 18, 2008
Expires: Indefinite
Last Update: January
18, 2008