Publications
(2016).
Writing review papers.
(Jennings, C. A., Lauer T. E., & Vondracek B., Ed.).Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals. 155-162.
(2012). Wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka: a Buddhist dilemma..
Tigerpaper. 9(4), 1-4.
(1982). Wilderness and fisheries.
A Supplement to Wilderness Record. July-August, 8pp.
(1979). White catfish and adult striped bass diets in Suisun Marsh.
ORear CA NV AFS Presentation Striped Bass White Catfish Diets 2015 Final.pdf (1.94 MB)
(2015). 
Where the Wild Things Aren’t Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Species.
Public Policy Institute of California.
(2012). Where have all the fishes gone: interactive factors producing fish declines in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary.
(Hollibaugh, J. T., Ed.).San Francisco Bay: the Ecosystem. 519-542.
(1996). When Good Fish Make Bad Decisions: Coho Salmon in an Ecological Trap.
North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 32, 87-92.
(2012). 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). 


Wetlands.
Ecosystems of California. p 669-692,
(2016). Wetland and aquatic habitats.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 42(1-2), 165 - 176.
(1992). Water wasted to the sea? .
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 15(2),
(2017). Water Management Adaptations to Prevent Loss of Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in California under Climate Change .
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 138(5), 465-478.
chinook.pdf (2.46 MB)
(2012). 
Variation in Condition Factor and Growth in Young-of-Year Fishes in Floodplain and Riverine Habitats of the Cosumnes River, California.
Hydrobiologia. 527(1), 77-84.
(2004). Variability in Length-Weight Relationships Used to Estimate Biomass of Estuarine Fish from Survey Data.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 134(2), 481-495.
(2005). Use of Disposable Beverage Cans by Fish in the San Joaquin Valley.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 101(3), 566-566.
(1972). Use of a restored central California floodplain by larvae of native and alien fishes.
Early Life History of Fishes in the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed. 125-140.
(2004). Untested assumptions: Effectiveness of Screening Diversions for Conservation of Fish Populations.
Fisheries. 30(5), 20-28.
(2005). Uncertainty and instream flow standards.
Fisheries. 21(8), 20–21.
(1996). Two-Way Trap and Haul as a Conservation Strategy for Anadromous Salmonids.
Fisheries. 42(9),
LusardiandMoyle2017.pdf (830.56 KB)
(2017). 
True smelts.
(Leet, W. S., Dewees C. M., & Havern C. W., Ed.).California's Living Marine Resources and Their Utilization. 75-78.
(1992). True smelts.
(Leet, W. S., Dewees C. M., Klingbeil R., & Larson E. J., Ed.).California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. 472–479.
(2001). Trophic ecology of two non-native hydrozoan medusae in the upper San Francisco Estuary.
Marine and Freshwater Research. 62, 952–961.
(2011). Trends in fish populations of Suisun Marsh January 2008 - December 2008.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2008 Final.pdf (6.94 MB)
(2009). 
Trends in fish populations of Suisun Marsh January 2006 - December 2007.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2006 2007.pdf (7.72 MB)
(2008). 
Trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2009 - December 2009.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2009.pdf (2.4 MB)
(2013). 
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). 
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). 
Systematic screening of dams for environmental flow assessment and implementation.
BioScience. 65(6), 1006-1018.
(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).
(2004). 




Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2016 - December 2016.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2016 Final.pdf (1.77 MB)
(2018). 
Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2015 - December 2015.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2015 Final - A.pdf (1.44 MB)
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2015 Final - B.pdf (789.71 KB)
(2017). 

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). 
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 2012 - December 2012.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2012 Final.pdf (1.89 MB)
(2013). 
Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2011 - December 2011.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2011 Final.pdf (2.54 MB)
(2012). 
Suisun Marsh Fish Study: trends in fish and invertebrate populations of Suisun Marsh January 2010 - December 2010.
Suisun Marsh Fish Report 2010.pdf (2.84 MB)
(2013).
(2014).
(2014). 
Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem.
32.
Main Report Delta Stressors (9.72 MB)
(2013). 
Stream macrophytes increase invertebrate production and fish habitat utilization in a California stream.
River Research and Applications.
Lusardietal2018.pdf (548.37 KB)
(2018).
(1998). 
Stochasticity in Structural and Functional Characteristics of an Indiana Stream Fish Assemblage: A Test of Community Theory.
The American Naturalist. 120(4), 423-454.
(1982). Stochasticity and Assemblage Organization in an Indiana Stream Fish Assemblage.
The American Naturalist. 126(2), 275-285.
(1985). Stillwaters west.
Rod and Reel Magazine . Part I, September/October; Part II, November/December, Part I pp20-26; Part II pp22-27.
(1979). Status of the Modoc sucker (Catostomus microps, Pisces: Catostomidae).
Cal-Neva Wildlife. 1974, 35–38.
(1974). Status of Splittail in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 124(4), 538-549.
(1995). Status of fish and fisheries.
Sierra Nevada ecosystem project: Final report to Congress Vol. II, assessments, commissioned reports, and background information. 2, 953-973.
(1996). Status of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in California.
North American Journal of Fisheries Management . 14, 237-261.
(1994).