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BIO-WEST publishes expanded research on Colorado River Basin fish species




BIO-WEST biologists had the distinguished opportunity to publish a book chapter on the plight of nonnative fishes to the Colorado River basin.  The chapter titled, “The Exotic Dilemma: Lessons Learned from Efforts to Recover Native Colorado River Basin Fishes” is part of the book "Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic species in North American deserts."  The...

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Go with the Inflow: Endangered Fish Persists in Complex Habitat

BIO-WEST, as part of a collaborative research team, describes and compares Razorback Sucker use of large reservoir inflow areas in the Colorado River Basin in the Western North American Naturalist.

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Rooting for the Underdog: Biologists Research Endangered Fishes in Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon




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BIO-WEST Teams with Wildlife Agencies to Research Lake Powell Endangered Razorback Sucker

To better understand how endangered razorback sucker are maintaining a wild population, also called “recruiting,” BIO-WEST biologists assisted the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources with razorback sucker research on Lake Powell. This cooperative effort is part of a project funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation to determine razorback sucker use of Lake Powell...

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