Birds of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: A synthesis of status, trends, and dam operation effects

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1282, 2005, Pages 123-138

  Holmes, Jennifer A ^a   Spence, John R ^b   Sogge, Mark K ^c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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