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Nichols, A. L., Lusardi R. A., & Willis A. D. (In Press).  Seasonal macrophyte growth constrains extent, but improves quality, of cold-water habitat in a spring-fed river. PDF icon Nichols_et_al-2020-Hydrological_Processes.pdf (2.24 MB)
2021
Colombano, D., Handley T. B., O'Rear T., Durand J. R., & Moyle P. B. (2021).  Complex tidal marsh dynamics structure fish foraging patterns in the San Francisco Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts.
Peek, R. A., O'Rourke S. M., & Miller M. R. (2021).  Flow modification associated with reduced genetic health of a river‐breeding frog, Rana boylii. Ecosphere. 12(5), 
Aha, N. M., Moyle P. B., Fangue N. A., Rypel A. L., & Durand J. R. (2021).  Managed Wetlands Can Benefit Juvenile Chinook Salmon in a Tidal Marsh. Estuaries and Coasts. 1–14.
Bellido-Leiva, FJ., Lusardi R. A., & Lund J. R. (2021).  Modeling the effect of habitat availability and quality on endangered winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) production in the Sacramento Valley. Ecological Modelling. 447, 109511.
Williamson, B. O., O'Rear T., Riley M. K., Moyle P. B., & Durand J. R. (2021).  Tidal restoration of a managed wetland in California favors non-native fishes. Restoration Ecology.
Hitchings, R., Durand J. R., Moyle P. B., & O'Rear T. (2021).  Tracing the Disappearance of a Sacramento Perch Population in California’s Central Valley. John Muir Institute of the Environment. 25.PDF icon Ryan Hitchings Senior Thesis Complete.pdf (1.71 MB)
O'Rear, T., Montgomery J., Moyle P. B., & Durand J. R. (2021).  Trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2020 - December 2020. PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2020 Final.pdf (4.16 MB)
Corline, N. J., Peek R. A., Montgomery J., Katz J. V. E., & Jeffres C. A. (2021).  Understanding community assembly rules in managed floodplain food webs. Ecosphere. 12(2), e03330.
2020
Stompe, D.K., Moyle P. B., Kruger A., & Durand R. (2020).  Comparing and Integrating Fish Surveys in the San Francisco Estuary: Why Diverse Long-Term Monitoring Programs are Important. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 18(2), 
Jeffres, C., Holmes E., Sommer T., & Katz J. V. E. (2020).  Detrital food web contributes to aquatic ecosystem productivity and rapid salmon growth in a managed floodplain. PLoS. 15(9), PDF icon Jeffres et al. 2020.pdf (2.26 MB)
Durand, J. R., Bombardelli F., Fleenor W. E., Henneberry Y., Herman J., Jeffres C. A., et al. (2020).  Drought and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 2012–2016: Environmental Review and Lessons. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science.
Nakamoto, B. J., Fogel M. L., Jeffres C. A., & Viers J. H. (2020).  Dynamic river processes drive variability in particulate organic matter over fine spatiotemporal scales. Freshwater Biology. 65(9), 1569-1584.PDF icon fwb.13522.pdf (1.3 MB)
Colombano, D., Manfree A. D., O'Rear T., Durand J. R., & Moyle P. B. (2020).  Estuarine-terrestrial habitat gradients enhance nursery function for resident and transient fishes in the San Francisco Estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 637,
Young, M., Howe E., O'Rear T., Berridge K., & Moyle P. B. (2020).  Food Web Fuel Differs Across Habitats and Seasons of a Tidal Freshwater Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. 188,
Yarnell, S. M., Stein E. D., Webb J.A., Grantham T. E., Lusardi R. A., Zimmerman J., et al. (2020).  A functional flows approach to selecting ecologically relevant flow metrics for environmental flow applications. River Research and Applications. 36(2), 318–324.PDF icon Yarnell et al. 2020 RRA (759.84 KB)
Willmes, M., Jacinto E. E., Lewis L. S., Fichman R. A., Bess Z., Singer G., et al. (2020).  Geochemical tools identify the origins of Chinook Salmon returning to a restored creek. Fisheries.
Bork, K., & Rypel A. L. (2020).  Improving Infrastructure for Wildlife. Natural Resources & Environment. 34, 38–42.
Durand, J. R., Jasper C., Williamson B., Kruger A., O'Rear T., & Holleman R. (2020).  North Delta Arc Study 2019 annual report: Cache and Lindsey Slough water quality, productivity, and fisheries. PDF icon 2019 North Delta Arc Annual Report Final.pdf (5.72 MB)
Stompe, D.K., Roberts J.D., Estrada C.A., Keller D.M., Balfour N.M., & Banet A.I. (2020).  Sacramento River Predator Diet Analysis: A Comparative Study. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 18(1), 
Bork, K., Moyle P. B., Durand J., Hung T-C., & Rypel A. L. (2020).  Small Populations in Jeopardy: A Delta Smelt Case Study. Envtl. L. Rep.. 10714.
Tomkovic, L. A., Gross E. S., Nakamoto B. J., Fogel M. L., & Jeffres C. A. (2020).  Source Water Apportionment of a River Network: Comparing Field Isotopes to Hydrodynamically Modeled Tracers. Water. 12(4), 1128.PDF icon water-12-01128.pdf (4.43 MB)
O'Rear, T., Moyle P. B., & Durand J. R. (2020).  Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2018 - December 2018. PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2018 Final.pdf (3.16 MB)
Colombano, D., Donovan J. M., Ayers D. E., O'Rear T., & Moyle P. B. (2020).  Tidal effects on marsh habitat use by three fishes in the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
O'Rear, T., Moyle P. B., Newell C., & Durand J. R. (2020).  Trends in Fish and Invertebrate Populations of Suisun Marsh January 2019 - December 2019. PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2019 Final.pdf (3.67 MB)
2019
Willis, A. D., & Holmes E. (2019).  Eye in the Sky: Using UAV Imagery of Seasonal Riverine Canopy Growth to Model Water Temperature. Hydrology. 6(1), 
Peek, R. A., Bedwell M., O'Rourke S. M., Goldberg C., Wengert G. M., & Miller M. R. (2019).  Hybridization between two parapatric ranid frog species in the northern Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Molecular ecology. 28, 4636–4647.
Yarnell, S. M., Peek R. A., Keung N., Todd B. D., Lawler S., & Brown C. (2019).  A lentic breeder in lotic waters: Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana sierrae) habitat suitability in northern Sierra Nevada streams. Copeia.
Lukk, A., Vasquez-Housely P., Lusardi R., & Willis A. D. (2019).  Little Shasta River 2017-2019: Pre-Project Assessment of the Proposition 1 Ecosystem Restoration Grant Activities. PDF icon LS_Pre-ProjectReport2019.pdf (3.97 MB)
Walden, G. K., Darin G. M. S., Grewell B., Kratville D., Mauldin J., O'Brien J., et al. (2019).  Noteworthy collections, California (Alternanthera philoxeroides). Madrono. 66(1), 
Jeffres, C. A., & Adams C. (2019).  Novel life history tactic observed in fall-run Chinook Salmon. Ecology. 100(10), 
Pinter, N., Brasington J., Gurnell A., Kondolf G. Matthias, Tockner K., Wharton G., et al. (2019).  River research and applications across borders. River Research and Applications. early view online,
Feyrer, F., Whitman G., Young M., & Johnson RC. (2019).  Strontium isotopes reveal ephemeral streams used for spawning and rearing by an imperilled potamodromous cyprinid Clear Lake hitch Lavinia exilicauda chi. Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18264,
O'Rear, T., Moyle P. B., & Durand J. R. (2019).  Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2017 - December 2017. PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2017 Final - No Appendix (low res).pdf (2 MB)PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2017 Final - Appendix (low res).pdf (398.3 KB)
Munsch, S. H., Greene C. M., Johnson R. C., Satterthwaite W. H., Imaki H., & Brandes P. L. (2019).  Warm, dry winters truncate timing and size distribution of seaward‐migrating salmon across a large, regulated watershed. Ecological Application. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/eap.1880,
2018
Steel, A. E., Peek R. A., Lusardi R. A., & Yarnell S. M. (2018).  Associating metrics of hydrologic variability with benthic macroinvertebrate communities in regulated and unregulated snowmelt-dominated rivers. Freshwater Biology. 63(8), 844-858.
O'Rear, T. (2018).  Delta Smelt and Salmon Habitats Beyond the Estuary. (Moyle, P. B., & Durand J. R., Ed.). PDF icon Delta Smelt Salmon Beyond Estuary (BDSC) - 1 of 2.pdf (1.68 MB)PDF icon Delta Smelt Salmon Beyond Estuary (BDSC) - 2 of 2.pdf (1.6 MB)PDF icon Delta Smelt and Salmon Beyond the Estuary - Abstract.pdf (95.01 KB)
Moyle, P. B., Hobbs J., & Durand J. R. (2018).  Delta Smelt and the Politics of Water in California. Fisheries. 43,
Caro, T., Newell C., & Stankowich T. (2018).  Ecocorrelates of pelage coloration in pigs and peccaries. Journal of Mammalogy. 99(5), 
Milner, V., Yarnell S. M., & Peek R. A. (2018).  The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river. Hydrobiologia. 829, 291-305.
Phillis, C.C., Sturrock A.M., Johnson RC., & Weber P.K. (2018).  Endangered winter-run Chinook salmon rely on diverse rearing habitats in a highly altered landscape.. Biological Conservation. 217, PDF icon Phillis_et_al_2017_Biological_Conservation.pdf (907.84 KB)
Baumsteiger, J., O'Rear T., Cook J., Manfree A., & Moyle P. B. (2018).  Factors affecting distribution and abundance of jellyfish medusae in a temperate estuary: a multi-decadal study. Biological Invasions.
Willmes, M., Hobbs J. A., Sturrock A.M., Bess Z., Lewis L.S., Glessner JG., et al. (2018).  Fishery collapse, recovery, and the cryptic decline of wild salmon on a major California River. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. PDF icon cjfas-2017-0273.pdf (7.7 MB)
Howard, J. K., Fesenmyer K., Grantham T. E., Viers J. H., Ode P., Moyle P. B., et al. (2018).  A Freshwater Conservation Blueprint for California: Prioritizing Watersheds for Freshwater Biodiversity. Freshwater Science. 37(2), 
Morais, P., Dias E., Cerveira I., Carlson S.M., Johnson R.C., & Sturrock A.M. (2018).  How Scientists Reveal The Secret Migrations of Fish. Frontiers for Young Minds. 6(67), PDF icon Morais et al 2018 secret migrations of fish frym-06-00067_small.pdf (536.93 KB)
Whipple, A. (2018).  Managing flow regimes and landscapes together: Hydrospatial analysis for evaluating spatiotemporal floodplain inundation patterns with restoration and climate change implications. Hydrologic Sciences. Doctor of Philosophy, 255.PDF icon Whipple_Dissertation_2018.pdf (10.15 MB)
Herbold, B. (2018).  Managing for salmon resilience in California’s variable and changing climate. (Carlson, SM., Henery R., Johnson RC., Mantua N., Moyle P. B., & Sommer T., Ed.).San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciences. 16(2), PDF icon SFEWS_Herbold_0818_final.pdf (6.85 MB)
Willis, A. (2018).  South Fork Scott River: Preliminary Assessment of Bouvier Ranch for Coho Recovery. PDF icon Preliminary Assessment of Bouvier Ranch for Coho Recovery_FINAL_8-1-2018.pdf (1.43 MB)
Lusardi, R. A., Jeffres C. A., & Moyle P. B. (2018).  Stream macrophytes increase invertebrate production and fish habitat utilization in a California stream. River Research and Applications. PDF icon Lusardietal2018.pdf (548.37 KB)
O'Rear, T., Durand J. R., & Moyle P. B. (2018).  Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2016 - December 2016. PDF icon Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2016 Final.pdf (1.77 MB)