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Alternative Futures For The Upper Colorado River Ecosystem: Phase Two, Temis G. Taylor
Alternative Futures For The Upper Colorado River Ecosystem: Phase Two, Temis G. Taylor
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (2001) reports that habitat destruction is the main factor responsible for species endangerment. Trends in land use and expansion of urban areas into adjacent open space will continue to consume land and fragment or destroy habitat (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 2001). Studies have shown that habitat loss negatively impacts overall species abundance and reduces biodiversity (Andren, 1997; Fischer & Lindenmayer, 2007; Hansen et al., 2005; McKinney, 2002; Pimm & Raven, 2000; Sole, Alonso, & Saldafia, 2004, and others). Habitat destruction and fragmentation are believed to be core causes for biodiversity decline, although species' …