The San Francisco Bay Ecosystem
Author : Curtiss O. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 28,20 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Biotic communities
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Author : Curtiss O. Davis
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 28,20 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Biotic communities
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Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0520268253
This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.
Author : Gary C. Howard
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2021-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0429946104
San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. The forces that built it began with plate tectonics and involved the collision of the Pacific and North American plates and the subduction of the Juan de Fuka plate. Changes in the climate resulting from the last ice age yielded lower and then higher sea levels. Human activity influenced the Bay. Gold mining during the California gold rush sent masses of slit into the Bay. Humans have also built several major cities and filled significant parts of the Bay. This book describes the natural history and evolution of the SF Bay Area over the last 50 million years through the present and into the future. Key selling features: Summarizes a complex geological, geographical and ecological history Reviews how the San Francisco Bay has changed and will likely change in the future Examines the different roles and various drivers of Bay ecosystem function Includes the role of humans - both first peoples and modern populations - on the Bay Explores San Francisco Bay as an example of general bay ecolgical and environmental issues
Author : Matthew Booker
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 36,10 MB
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0520355563
San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down by the Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise.
Author : James T. Hollibaugh
Publisher :
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
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Author : Julie Beagle
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 2019-04-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781950313013
As the climate continues to change, San Francisco Bay shoreline communities will need to adapt in order to build social and ecological resilience to rising sea levels. Given the complex and varied nature of the Bay shore, a science-based framework is essential to identify effective adaptation strategies that are appropriate for their particular settings and that take advantage of natural processes. This report proposes such a framework--Operational Landscape Units for San Francisco Bay.
Author :
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Page : 209 pages
File Size : 12,97 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Estuarine area conservation
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Author : Bay Institute of San Francisco
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Ecology
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Author : Peter B. Moyle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520276086
One of California's most remarkable wetlands, Suisun Marsh is the largest tidal marsh on the West Coast and a major feature of the San Francisco Estuary. This productive and unique habitat supports endemic species, is a nursery for native fishes, and is a vital link for migratory waterfowl. The 6,000-year-old marsh has been affected by human activity, and humans will continue to have significant impacts on the marsh as the sea level rises and cultural values shift in the century ahead. This study includes in-depth information about the ecological and human history of Suisun Marsh, its abiotic and biotic characteristics, agents of ecological change, and alternative futures facing this ecosystem.
Author : John Hart
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Natural history
ISBN : 0520233999
A magnificent pictorial tribute to the San Francisco Bay and the Delta region, which together make one of the world's great estuaries. This book celebrates the Bay's beauty and its importance to the region, and inspires those who are helping restore and protect it.