Ecological Implications of Verde River Flows

Published Article

Arizona

Publication date: February 1, 2008

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This report reviews literature and findings from a 2007 workshop on the Verde River, synthesizing expert knowledge on its ecosystem—hydrology, habitats, species—and responses to changes in surface and groundwater flows.

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  • Rivers

Abstract

Presents a literature review and results of a May 2007 workshop where 35 subject experts from 16 agencies and institutions synthesized the state of knowledge for central Arizona’s Verde River. Report describes the river’s ecosystem, including its hydrology, geomorphology, riparian, and aquatic habitats, and fish and wildlife species – and how components would respond to changes in surface- and groundwater flows.

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The Ecological Implications of Verde River Flows Executive Summary

Citation

Haney, J.A., D.S. Turner, A.E. Springer,  J.C. Stromberg, L.E. Stevens, P.A.  Pearthree, and V. Supplee. 2008. Ecological Implications of Verde River Flows. A report by the Arizona Water Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and the Verde River Basin Partnership. viii + 114 pages.

TNC Authors

  • Jeanmarie A. Haney
    The Nature Conservancy

  • Dale S. Turner
    The Nature Conservancy