USGS: Science Topics: Mohave

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2008 High-Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam Benefits Colorado River Resources in Grand Canyon National Park [More info]: Scientists studied whether high flows could be used to rebuild sandbars, create nearshore habitat for the endangered humpback chub, and help other resources such as archaeological sites, rainbow trout, aquatic food availability, and riverside vegetation.
Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC) wildland fire perimeters, 2008 [More info]: Where the fires were, as GIS data in shapefile format, geographic coordinates, NAD83.
Mapping perennial vegetation cover in the Mojave Desert [More info]: Field data and satellite images allow us to make a calibrated model of percent vegetation cover, which we can use to inform scientific investigations and land management efforts.
Status and Trends of Resources Below Glen Canyon Dam Update - 2009 [More info]: Summary of changes to water quality, sediment, aquatic food, native fish, riparian vegetation, and archeological, cultural, and recreational sites since the previous assessment.
Status and Trends of the Grand Canyon Population of Humpback Chub [More info]: The number of adult humpback chub--fish 4 years old and older and capable of reproduction--increased approximately 50 percent between 2001 and 2008.

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