Urban Issues ESA Document Library and Database--UPDATED June 26, 2002
Urban Issues ESA Document Library and Database--UPDATED June 26, 2002
Documents and reports relevant to the protection and recovery of salmonid species and their habitats in Puget Sound have been gathered from a wide variety of sources and compiled into the "Urban Issues ESA Library," developed by R2 Resourse Consultants in late 1999. Included in this library is a broad collection of internal reports, which were contributed by the Tri-County Urban Issues Advisory Committee's technical staff. These reports are now easily accessible to people working on regional ESA recovery efforts. The library also contains documents from federal, tribal, state, and local agencies, as well as scientific articles that were published in peer-reviewed journals.
The Urban Issues Document Database indexes and summarizes the contents of the Urban Issues ESA Library. It was designed to be an updateable catalog that can be expanded as new research is completed and documents are produced. The document database was developed to provide for easy searching of any or all entries by topics including keyword, author, or title. Currently, the library and its associated data contain over 600 documents. Copies of the database can be downloaded as zipped files in MS Access '97, or plain-text versions, or you can view the plain-text version on-line. The database can be searched on-line from the Salmon Information web site.
The database has been updated as of June 26, 2002. Nearly 130 articles were added, bringing the total number of database documents to 654. Although most of the articles relate to anadromous salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest, several articles discuss relationships between anthropogenic watershed and riparian changes and the resulting stream ecological and physical impacts. The percentage of new entries are in the following 7 categories: pre-1999 (all sources and subjects) (37 new entries); theses and dissertations since 1999 (15); articles particular to WRIAs 8 and 9 (post-1999) (12); urbanization and land-use impacts in the PNW (13), other PNW-related articles (10), general articles on urbanization and land-use impacts (15), and other, general stream-related articles (26). The list of new references can be viewed HERE.
The library is housed at the Center for Urban Water Resources Management, 100A Roberts Annex on the University of Washington campus (campus map). Materials can be borrowed at this location for self-service copying (on- or off-campus) by prior arrangement - contact the Center by phone (206-543-7923) or email (cuwrm@u.washington.edu). Copies also can be made to order; click HERE for the order form and instructions.
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