Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem

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2013
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A century and a half of human uses of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and its greater watershed have transformed the aquatic ecosystem, sharply reducing native fish populations. Efforts to reverse these declines have been largely unsuccessful, and the rising costs of regulation have fueled social conflicts. These conflicts have often played out in the court-room, where scientific uncertainty has been used to undermine the legitimacy of Delta science.

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