Digital Scholarship@UNLV

Title

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sensitive Wildlife Species Monitoring and Analysis: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006

Authors

Margaret N. Rees, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

3-31-2006

Publisher

Public Lands Institute

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

First page number:

1

Last page number:

8

Abstract

• Research Assistant Professor hired to oversee NPS wildlife monitoring programs and serve as overall program coordinator for UNLV monitoring programs at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
• Final report completed for 2004-2005 desert tortoise monitoring project.
• Final report completed for 2004-2005 relict leopard frog management.
• Recommendations for vegetation management research to improve relict leopard frog habitats at North Shore springs made to NPS Management Team
• Breeding surveys for relict leopard frog and egg collections for head-starting program completed.
• Final report completed of 2004-2005 monitoring efforts on peregrine falcons.
• Final report completed on 2004-2005 bald eagle monitoring.
• Bald eagle survey for 2006 successfully conducted.
• Final report completed on 2004-2005 monitoring efforts on upland, lowland, and riparian bird species, including monitoring of southwestern willow flycatchers
• 22 monthly site surveys of shorebirds conducted.
• Point counts for research project on several bird species of concern conducted at 84 sites across Clark County.
• Coordination and consultations to refine field methods for bird monitoring and research conducted.

Controlled Subject

Bald eagle; Birds--Geographical distribution; Bighorn sheep--Behavior; Desert tortoise--Protection; Peregrine falcon; Desert tortoise; Habitat conservation; Peregrine falcon habitat; Southwestern willow flycatcher; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Wildlife monitoring

Disciplines

Desert Ecology | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Sciences | Life Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

File Format

pdf

File Size

274 KB

Language

English

Comments

Cooperative Agreement Number H8R07010001

Task Agreement Number J8R07050011

Rights

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Repository Citation

Rees, M. N. (2006). Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sensitive Wildlife Species Monitoring and Analysis: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006. 1-8.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_lake_mead_wildlife/3