Publications
Fishes of the Nurse-Denverton Complex: managed wetlands and tidal waterways in Suisun Marsh.
IEP Newsletter.
(2015). Patterns of Freshwater Species Richness, Endemism, and Vulnerability in California.
PLoS ONE. 10(7),
Read full study (3.16 MB)
(2015).
(2015). 
Suisun Marsh Fish Study: Trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2013 - December 2013.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2013 Final No Appendix.pdf (1.67 MB)
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2013 Appendix.pdf (68.56 KB)
(2015). 

Suisun Marsh Fish Study: Trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2014 - December 2014.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2014 Final.pdf (1.97 MB)
(2015). 
Ten ways U.S. agencies and Congress can help ease the drought in California and other western states.
California WaterBlog.
FedDrought.pdf (303.06 KB)
(2015). 
Threat evolution: negative feedbacks between management actions and species recovery in threatened trout (Salmonidae).
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 25(3), 521-535.
Lusardietal2015.pdf (474.06 KB)
(2015). 
What If California's Drought Continues?.
20pp.
Full report (705.62 KB)
Section on native fishes (from report's technical appendix) (285.13 KB)
Technical appendix (549.94 KB)
(2015).
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Assessing flows for fish below dams: A systematic approach to evaluate compliance with California Fish and Game Code 5937.
Center for Watershed Sciences Technical Reports. 1-136.
Download complete report (5.64 MB)
(2014). 
Climate change vulnerability of freshwater fishes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 12(3),
Quinones and Moyle 2014 cc in SFBA.pdf (324.79 KB)
(2014). 
Dam removal and anadromous salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) conservation in California.
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.
Dam removal and anadromous salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) conservation in California (655.17 KB)
(2014). 
Dam removal and anadromous salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) conservation in California.
Quinones et al 2014 dam removal.pdf (639.53 KB)
(2014). 
Fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Suisun Marsh - ecological history and possible futures.
(2014). Hatchery practices may result in replacement of wild salmonids: adult trends in the Klamath basin, California.
Environmental biology of fishes. 97, 233–246.
(2014). Maximizing the ecological contribution of conservation banks.
Wildlife Society Bulletin. 38(2), 377–385.
(2014). Potential factors affecting survival differ by run-timing and location: linear mixed-effects models of Pacific salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Klamath River, California.
Quinones et al 2014 survival linear mixed-effects models.pdf (689.29 KB)
(2014). 
Potential Factors Affecting Survival Differ by Run-Timing and Location: Linear Mixed-Effects Models of Pacific Salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Klamath River, California.
PLOS One. 9(5),
journal.pone_.0098392.pdf (702.76 KB)
(2014). 
A programmable information system for management and analysis of aquatic species range data in California.
Environmental Modelling & Software. 53, 13 - 26.
Santos_et_al_PISCES-2014.pdf (2.98 MB)
(2014). 
The role of tidal marsh restoration in fish management in the San Francisco Estuary.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 12(1),
(2014).
(2014).
(2014). Systematic Screening of Dams for Environmental Flow Assessment and Implementation.
BioScience. 64(10), 1-13.
Journal article (3.13 MB)
Appendix 1: Hydo model performance (108.16 KB)
Appendix 2: Flow-sensitive fishes (84.55 KB)
Appendix 3: Candidate dams (134.83 KB)
Appendix 4: Dam ranking (105 KB)
(2014). 




Systematic screening of dams for environmental flow assessment and implementation.
BioScience. 65(6), 1006-1018.
(2014). Abundance, size, and diel feeding ecology of Blackfordia virginica (Mayer, 1910), a non-native hydrozoan in the lower Napa and Petaluma Rivers, California (USA).
Aquatic Invasions. 8(2), 147–156.
(2013). Adaptive Management and Science for the Delta Ecosystem.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 11(3),
(2013).
(2013). Climate Change Vulnerability of Native and Alien Freshwater Fishes of California: A Systematic Assessment Approach .
(Kiernan, J. D., Crain P. K., & Quiñones R. M., Ed.).PLoS ONE.
journal.pone_.0063883.pdf (734.37 KB)
(2013). 
Climate change vulnerability of native and alien freshwater fishes of California: a systematic assessment approach.
Moyle et al 2013 fw fishes cc Plos One.pdf (734.37 KB)
(2013).
(2013). 
Experimental Agricultural Floodplain Habitat Investigation at Knaggs Ranch on Yolo Bypass, 2012-2013.
Knaggs 2013 Preliminary Report (4.12 MB)
(2013). 
The Future of Suisun Marsh as Mitigation Habitat.
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 11(3),
(2013). Henneguya sp. in yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus from the San Francisco Estuary.
SpringerPlus. 2, 420.
(2013). Impending extinction of salmon, steelhead, and trout (Salmonidae) in California.
Environmental Biology of Fishes. 96, 1169-1186.
Katz_et_al._2013 salmonids in CA.pdf (517.46 KB)
(2013). 
Molecular evidence for multiple paternity in a population of the viviparous tule perch, Hysterocarpus traski.
Journal of Heredity. 104(2),
(2013). Novel Aquatic Ecosystems: The New Reality For Streams In California And Other Mediterranean Climate Regions.
River Research and Applications.
Novel aquatic ecosystems (2.62 MB)
(2013). 
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the Salinas River, California: a new record and historical perspectives.
California Fish and Game. 99(1), 55-59.
(2013). Re-establishment of the natural life histories of Eagle Lake rainbow trout, USA.
(Soorae, P. S., Ed.).Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. Further case studies from around the globe. 21-25.
(2013).
(2013). Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem.
32.
Main Report Delta Stressors (9.72 MB)
(2013). 
Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2012 - December 2012.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2012 Final.pdf (1.89 MB)
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(2012).
Effects of Climate Change on the Inland Fishes of California: With Emphasis on the San Francisco Estuary Region.
Our Changing Climate.
(2012). Experimental Agricultural Floodplain Pilot Study, 2011-2012.
15.
Agricultural Floodplain Pilot Study 2011-2012 (4.52 MB)
(2012). 
Fishes.
Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Tidal Marshes: The San Francisco Estuary. 161-173.
(2012). Flows, droughts, and aliens: factors affecting the fish assemblage in a Sierra Nevada, California, stream.
Ecological Applications. 22(4), pp. 1146-1161.
(2012).
(2012). Impending extinction of salmon, steelhead, and trout (Salmonidae) in California.
Environmental Biology of Fishes.
(2012).