Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons /

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Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses. I...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Freeman, David M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (United States)
Wildlife conservation > Law and legislation.
Fishery law and legislation.
Endangered species > Law and legislation.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Rivers.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Wildlife conservation > Law and legislation > South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Fishery law and legislation > South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Endangered species > Law and legislation > South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
United States > South Platte River Watershed.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act brought a new challenge: incorporating the habitat needs of four species-the whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon-into its water-management agenda.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (528 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781607320555

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