Preliminary Review of Hungry Horse and Libby Proposal
January 20, 2004 | document ISRP 2004-3
Related links: Final review (ISRP 2004-6)
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At the Council's December 23, 2003 request, the ISRP reviewed the
Proposal to Evaluate the Biological Effects of the Northwest Power and
Conservation Council's Mainstem Amendments on the Fisheries Upstream and
Downstream of Hungry Horse and Libby Dams, Montana. The proposal was
submitted by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Brian
Marotz, Principal Investigator.
The ISRP finds that the proposal:
- is pertinent to the current issues of balancing headwater ecological
impacts with lower Columbia River benefits of flow augmentation,
- is prepared by qualified staff with appropriate and unique
background by virtue of previous studies at the sites, and
- describes an overall plan that is well suited to providing pertinent
information needed by policy makers.
However, key methodological details are lacking, and these are needed
for adequate peer review. The proposal should better describe the several
models to be developed and used. It would be helpful if they were
presented as syntheses of empirical data rather than merely theoretical
and conceptual.
The ISRP recommends a response to this review, similar to that used
with proposals on a regular review cycle. The ISRP is fairly confident
that the proponents can provide the details needed to complete the review.
The ISRP also recommends that the proposal be organized according to the
normal BPA proposal guidelines. This would stimulate the authors to
provide the normally required information in an easily recognizable format
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