This report, "Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the
Southwestern United States: Wildlife and Fish," is volume 2 of a
two-volume ecological assessment of grassland ecosystems in the
Southwestern United States, and it is part of a series of planned
publications addressing major ecosystems of the Southwest. Volume
1, An Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the Southwest
(Finch, editor, 2004), focused on the ecology, types, conditions,
and management practices of Southwestern grasslands. The second
volume (herein) describes wildlife and fish species, their habitat
requirements, and species-specific management concerns, in
Southwestern grasslands. The first Southwestern ecological
assessment, General Technical Report RM-GTR-295, emphasized
forested ecosystems and was titled, An Assessment of Forest
Ecosystem Health in the Southwest (by Dahms and Geils, editors,
1997). Given the complexities of grassland ecology and the
increasing number of challenges facing grassland managers, the USDA
Forest Service Southwestern Region, in partnership with the
agency's Rocky Mountain Research Station, focused on grasslands in
its second assessment. The assessment is regional in scale and
pertains primarily to lands administered by the Southwestern Region
(Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service. Broad-scale assessments are
syntheses of current scientific knowledge, including a description
of uncertainties and assumptions, to provide a characterization and
comprehensive description of ecological, social, and economic
components within an assessment area (USDA Forest Service 1999b). A
primary purpose of volume 2 of the grassland assessment is to
provide information to employees of the National Forest System for
managing habitats and lands for wildlife and fish populations, both
at the Forest Plan level for Plan amendments and revisions, and at
the project level to place site-specific activities within the
larger framework. This volume should also be useful to State,
municipal, other Federal agencies, and to private landowners that
manage or regulate wildlife and fish populations and their habitats
in the Southwestern United States. The assessment is not a decision
document because it identifies issues and risks to grassland
ecosystems that provide the foundation for future changes to Forest
Plans or project activities, but it does not make any site-specific
decisions or recommendations.
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