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A Quarter Century of Research on the Colorado Plateau— a Compilation of the Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference Proceedings for 1993–2015 A Quarter Century of Research on the Colorado Plateau— A Compilation of the Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference Proceedings for 1993–2015 Open-File Report 2015–1115 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey COVER Photograph of Inscription House, Navajo National Monument in northeastern Arizona (U.S. Geological Survey photograph). A Quarter Century of Research on the Colorado Plateau—A Compilation of the Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference Proceedings for 1993–2015 Compiled by Charles van Riper III, Charles A. Drost, and S. Shane Selleck Open-File Report 2015–1115 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior SALLY JEWELL, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2015 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit http://www.usgs.gov/ or call 1–888–ASK–USGS (1–888–275–8747). For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The last six books of the Colorado Plateau series from which abstracts and introductory materials included in this compilation were published by the University of Arizona (UA) Press. The full articles and introductory text from the UA Press publications are copyrighted and thus cannot be provided herein. The UA Press has granted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) permission to reproduce the abstracts and introductory materials as they were submitted. Abstracts authored entirely by non-USGS authors do not represent the views or position of the USGS or the U.S. Government and are published solely as part of this volume. Suggested citation: van Riper, C., III, Drost, C.A., and Selleck, S.S., compilers, 2015, A quarter century of research on the Colorado Plateau—A compilation of the Colorado Plateau Biennial Conference proceedings for 1993–2015: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015‒1115, 186 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151115. ISSN 2331-1258 (online) Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Literature Cited and Author List .................................................................................................................................. 4 Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks edited by Peter G. Rowlands, Charles van Riper III, and Mark K. Sogge ................................................................................................. 6 Abstracts ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks edited by Charles van Riper III .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Physical Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Biological Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau edited by Charles van Riper III and Elena T. Deshler ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Biological Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Physical Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 28 Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau edited by Charles van Riper III and Maureen A. Stuart .............................................................................................................................................. 36 I. Biological Resources.......................................................................................................................................... 36 II. Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau edited by Charles van Riper III, Kathryn A. Thomas, and Maureen A. Stuart ............................................................................................................. 46 I. Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 46 II. Biological Resources......................................................................................................................................... 47 III. Physical Resources.......................................................................................................................................... 49 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 49 Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological and Physical Research on the Colorado Plateau edited by Charles van Riper III and Kenneth L. Cole ........................................ 56 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 63 Proceedings of the Seventh Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau: Biophysical, Socioeconomic and Cultural Research on the Colorado Plateau edited by Charles van Riper III and David J. Mattson ................... 80 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................... 87 Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau: Integrating Research and Resources Management for Effective Conservation edited by Charles van Riper III and Mark K. Sogge .............. 106 Collaborating to Achieve Conservation ............................................................................................................... 107 Addressing Large-Scale Land-Use Issues .......................................................................................................... 109 Addressing Wildlife Issues .................................................................................................................................. 112 Addressing Vegetation Issues ............................................................................................................................. 118 Gaining Insights From the Past ........................................................................................................................... 122 Summary............................................................................................................................................................. 123 Abstracts ............................................................................................................................................................. 124 v Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau: Shaping Conservation Through the Integration of Research in Resources Management on the Colorado Plateau—A Synthesis edited by Charles van Riper III, Brian F. Wakeling, and Thomas D. Sisk ................................................................................................... 139 Conservation Visions and Frameworks ............................................................................................................... 139 Assessing Monitoring Frameworks and Systems ...............................................................................................
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