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LITERATURE CITED, West Texas Aquatic Invertebrates Final Listing and Critical Habitat June 2013 LITERATURE CITED, West Texas Aquatic Invertebrates Final Listing and Critical Habitat June 2013 LITERATURE CITED Final Listing and Designation of Critical Habitat Phantom springsnail, Phantom tryonia, diminutive amphipod, Diamond tryonia , Gonzales tryonia, and Pecos amphipod Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2012-0029; FWS-R2-ES-2013-0004, June 2013 Adams, J. 2010. Letter to J. Kevin Ward, Texas Water Development Board, from the Administrator Groundwater Management Area 4 transmitting adopted Desired Future Conditions for nine aquifers. Dated August 13, 2010. 17 pp. Allan, J.D. 1995. Stream ecology, structure and function of running waters. Chapman & Hall, London. Allan, N.L. 2000. Deterioration of Phantom Lake Spring, Jeff Davis County, Texas. Proceedings of the Desert Fishes Council 32:51. Allan, N.L. 2008. Trip report Phantom Lake Spring. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, September 14 – 15, 2009. 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